Zooplankton grazing in the Atlantic Ocean: A latitudinal study

Zooplankton grazing in the Atlantic Ocean: A latitudinal study

Mesozooplankton and 63–200 μm net-collected microzooplankton grazing on phytoplankton and protozoans was evaluated by 24-h incubations on a latitudinal transect in the Atlantic Ocean, from 35°N to 38°S (AMT-15; September–October 2004). The sampling area comprised contrasting ecosystems, including up...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Deep-sea research. Part II, Topical studies in oceanography Topical studies in oceanography, 2009-07, Vol.56 (15), p.954-963
Hauptverfasser: Calbet, Albert, Atienza, Dacha, Henriksen, Casper I., Saiz, Enric, Adey, Timothy R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ciliates
Dinoflagellates
Grazing
Impact
Marine
Microzooplankton
Phytoplankton
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Mesozooplankton and 63–200 μm net-collected microzooplankton grazing on phytoplankton and protozoans was evaluated by 24-h incubations on a latitudinal transect in the Atlantic Ocean, from 35°N to 38°S (AMT-15; September–October 2004). The sampling area comprised contrasting ecosystems, including upwelling zones and oligotrophic subtropical gyres. Grazing impacts of mesozooplankton and 63–200 μm microzooplankton on total chlorophyll a (Chl a), >5 μm Chl a, ciliates, and dinoflagellates were low for both zooplankton size fractions, always removing
ISSN:0967-0645
1879-0100
DOI:10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.10.009