Rhizosolenia mats1

Two species of diatoms, Rhizoso lenia castracanei and Rhizosolenia shrubsolei , coexist by living together in relatively large mats (4 cm diam). The relative proportion of the two species is variable. In the North Atlantic Ocean, Rhizosolenia mats appear to be limited in distribution to the central...

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Published in:Limnology and Oceanography
Main Authors: Harbison, G. Richard, Madin, Laurence P., Swanberg, Neil R., Biggs, Douglas C., Hulburt, Edward M., McAlister, Vicki L., McCarthy, James J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1977
Subjects:
Aquatic Science
Oceanography
North Atlantic
Copepods
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.1977.22.4.0739
https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.4319%2Flo.1977.22.4.0739
https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.4319/lo.1977.22.4.0739
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Summary:Two species of diatoms, Rhizoso lenia castracanei and Rhizosolenia shrubsolei , coexist by living together in relatively large mats (4 cm diam). The relative proportion of the two species is variable. In the North Atlantic Ocean, Rhizosolenia mats appear to be limited in distribution to the central and southern Sargasso Sea. Mats are probably of little significance in the overall primary productivity of the ocean. Since euphausiids and copepods have been observed clinging to the mats and eating them, the mats may be of ecological significance to certain species of zooplankton.

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