Zooplankton community in the cove of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia, in the southern summer from January to February 1973

Zooplankton were collected from the littoral water of South Georgia during the period from late January to late February 1973. Ten species of pelagic copepods were identified, of which Calanus acutus, C. simillimus, Drepanopus forcipatus and Oithona frigida were the main constituents. Most of copepods are known as Subantarctic or Antarctic species. Drepanopus forcipatus was the most numerically important species in the littoral water of South Georgia. Numerical abundance of copepods was observed on 1-4 and 19-20 February. Copepod nauplii and the pelagic larvae of benthic worms gave the evidence of active production during the period of sampling. Serial surface samplings showed that Calanus acutus, C. simillimus and Drepanopus forcipatus swarmed around the water surface at night