Seasonal and spatial comparisons of phytoplankton growth and mortality rates due to microzooplankton grazing in the northern South China Sea
We conducted a comprehensive investigation on the microzooplankton herbivory effect on phytoplankton in the northern South China Sea (SCS) using the seawater dilution technique at surface and deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) layers on two cruises (July–August of 2009 and January of 2010). We compared...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-04-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/2775/2013/bg-10-2775-2013.pdf |