Structures of coexisting marine snow and zooplankton in coastal waters of Svalbard (European Arctic)

• Published in: Elem Sci Anth
• Main Authors: Trudnowska, Emilia, Błachowiak-Samołyk, Katarzyna, Stemmann, Lars
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of California Press 2023
• Subjects: Atmospheric Science; Geology; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Ecology; Environmental Engineering; Oceanography; Arctic; Svalbard; Hornsund; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Zooplankton; Copepods
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2023.00010; https://online.ucpress.edu/elementa/article-pdf/doi/10.1525/elementa.2023.00010/793546/elementa.2023.00010.pdf

How plankton and particles are arranged spatially and the configurations of their co-occurrence shape the rates of organic matter production, utilization, and export within marine systems. The aim of this study was to examine whether the composition of marine snow (particles and aggregates >5...