Distribution of Summer Zooplankton in the Waters off the Kuril Islands (Northwest Pacific) in Relationship with Environmental Conditions.

Discussion The long-term study of sea current dynamics showed a decreasing trend in the OC water transport rate over recent decades [ 18 , 44 , 45 ].

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