Regional and temporal variation of Oithona spp. biomass, stage structure and productivity in the Irminger Sea, North Atlantic
Oithona spp. standing stock and production is considered relatively stable in space and time as a result of continuous breeding, low metabolism, reduced predation mortality and the ability of these small cyclopoids to exploit microbial food webs more efficiently than larger copepods. However, throug...
Published in: | Journal of Plankton Research |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2007
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Online Access: | http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/fbm079v1 https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbm079 |