Aggregate Feeding by the Copepods Calanus and Pseudocalanus Controls Carbon Flux Attenuation in the Arctic Shelf Sea During the Productive Period

Up to 95% of the oceanic primary production is recycled within the upper few hundred meters of the water column. Marine snow and zooplankton fecal pellets in the upper water column are often recycled at rates exceeding those measured for microbial degradation, suggesting that zooplankton might be im...

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Main Authors: Helga van der Jagt, Ingrid Wiedmann, Nicole Hildebrandt, Barbara Niehoff, Morten H. Iversen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.543124/full