The scientific article I studied was about mesozooplankton in the Icelandic Basin. It was targeted towards other scientists interested in the populations of plankton communities in frigid locations. Through abstracts, diagrams, and several different sources of data, the article helped articulate the point of the research clearly. The data was collected on four cruises to the oceanic region south of Iceland, the Icelandic Basin, between November 1996 and June 1997. It was then published in 2008.
Astthor Gislason, the scientist researching the mesozooplankton for the Marine Research Institute of Reykjavik, Iceland, talked about how the subfield of copepods are by far the most abundant type of mesozooplankton in the basin and how the C. finmarchicus* and P. norvegica* species are the most prominent, the P. robusta* are regular year round, and the P. norvegica* appear in deep depths in the cold season. In Gislason’s words, “I describe the abundance, seasonal vertical distribution and seasonal dynamics of zooplankton in the Iceland Basin.”
In the end, Dr. Gislason and his research team determined that the mesozooplankton community of the Iceland Basin is characterized by low diversity and few species, which is why he only studied the few specific species listed above. It was written in a scientific style with much analytical data and no fluff nor opinion. As I stated earlier, it had many diagrams of research as another source of media in order to mold the image of the results. The article ended with the results of the research in context of the contrasts of the genders, seasons, and locations. I enjoyed reading this article for the sole reason that it had only facts and more so added to a reader’s knowledge than informed, though it was obvious the article was for scientists and not me.
*calanus finmarchicus
*pareuchaeta norvegica
*pleuromamma robusta
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