Le cycle annuel du zooplancton à pointe noire (rp congo)-description mathématique

As part of a general oceanological programme zooplankton samples were collected over a period of 6 years, at least weekly, from a wharf off Pointe-Noire (4°49.2'S; 11°50.3'E).This paper provides a description of the zooplankton seasonal cycle, with special emphasis on the relationships with hydrology. Considering an average year, on a weekly basis, its first aim is to summarize the main features of the similarities and dissimilarities between the weeks of this average cycle.The second aim is to relate these features to different taxa.The paper concludes with a study of annual peculiarities. Mathematical data processing is used to achieve these ends.In addition to its concern with plankton, the paper has a methodological aspect, related to the use of mathematical data processing.The first stage involves the definition of mathematical variables associated with zooplanktonic taxa. [NOT CONTROLLED OCR]