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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Main Authors: B. Chen, L. Zheng, B. Huang, S. Song, H. Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-04-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/2775/2013/bg-10-2775-2013.pdf