Examining the environmental forcing of zooplankton population dynamics : a life history approach using data from a British Columbia fjord

Zooplankton play a pivotal role in marine ecosystem by cycling carbon and energy up the food chain. The species composition of a zooplankton community can influence such energy transfer pathways in a marine ecosystem. For example, when large calanoid copepods dominate a food web, more of the energy...

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Main Author: Tommasi, Désirée Alberta Gaia
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44805