Lipids and overwintering

Different species of calanus and other copopods use this. When they get close to overwintering they neer max lipid capacity Calanus hyperboreus – the biggest calanus is often seen in polar basins and deep arctic fjords but we also find it here. Pseudocalanus Also stores lipid. More than one generation pr year. Can allocate a lot of energy to gonads and reproduction (spring and summer) or invest in lipid (late sumer and fall) depending on time of year. pseudocalanus on picture. here you can see how much oil sorage fylder in winter compared to spring