Spatiotemporal variations of zooplankton community structure in the oyster (Crassostrea gigas)-macroalgae reef dual ecosystems adjacent to Luanhe River Estuary.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Min Xu, Qi Zhao, Shenzhi Wang, Yun Wang, Jiabin Shen, Yi Zhang, Linlin Yang, Kaida Xu, Xiaolong Hou, Yunling Zhang, Haipeng Zhang, Takayoshi Otaki, Teruhisa Komatsu, Yufu Xu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308337; https://doaj.org/article/b3678a3860424cf4b0d7b07ff5b44b6a

Majority of macrozooplankton have a wider dietary niche breadth and utilize small invertebrates, microzooplankton and mesozooplankton, so effect on primary production might be through trophic cascading effect. To better understand the ecosystem structure of benthic oyster-macroalgae reefs, we analyz...