Distribution of mesozooplankton biomass in the global ocean

Mesozooplankton are cosmopolitan within the sunlit layers of the global ocean. They are important in the pelagic food web, having a significant feedback to primary production through their consumption of phytoplankton and microzooplankton. In many regions of the global ocean, they are also the prima...

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Main Authors: R. Moriarty, T. D. O'Brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-02-01
Series:Earth System Science Data
Online Access:http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/5/45/2013/essd-5-45-2013.pdf