Accession Number:
ADA238226
Title:
Controls upon the Fine-Scale Distribution of Epizooplankton
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Corporate Author:
ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE MIAMI FL
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Report Date:
1989-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
4.0
Abstract:
Our general objective in this report has been to understand 1 the biological and physical mechanisms controlling the fine-scale 1-10m distribution of epizooplankton, 2 the ecological significance of these distributions, and 3 the affect of these distributions upon the fate of particles phytoplankton within the upper water column. More specifically our research has been directed at answering the following questions 1 Do physical gradients influence zooplankton distributions directly or indirectly 2 Is the vertical distribution of zooplankton controlled by density gradients or loci of current shear situated within steep density gradients 3 How strong a physical gradient must exist and how long must it persist to influence the zooplankton distribution
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Subject Categories:
- Biochemistry