Size-fractionated mesozooplankton biomass and grazing impact on phytoplankton in northern South China Sea during four seasons

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 117, Issue , 2015, Pages 108-118

  Chen, Mianrun ^a   Liu, Hongbin ^b   Song, Shuqun ^c   Sun, Jun ^d  

^a Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; Grazing impact; Gut pigment; Mesozooplankton; Northern South China Sea

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPLANKTON;

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING IMPACT; MEASUREMENTS OF; MESOZOOPLANKTON; NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA; PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION; STANDING STOCKS; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLUORESCENCE; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERBIVORY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; ZOOPLANKTON;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 84930928308     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.02.026     Document Type: Article

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