Microzooplankton grazing in the oceans: impacts, data variability, knowledge gaps and future directions

C Schmoker, S Hernández-León… - Journal of Plankton …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Here we review all published data on phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing
using the dilution technique to better understand the role of this group of grazers in different …

Ecosystem responses to biogeochemical fronts in the South Brazil Bight

FP Brandini, PM Tura, PPGM Santos - Progress in Oceanography, 2018 - Elsevier
Here we described the general hydrography in the South Brazil Bight (23–28° S) with
emphasis on frontal processes and their role in the structure and functioning of the regional …

Nanoplanktonic diatoms are globally overlooked but play a role in spring blooms and carbon export

K Leblanc, B Queguiner, F Diaz, V Cornet… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Diatoms are one of the major primary producers in the ocean, responsible annually for~
20% of photosynthetically fixed CO2 on Earth. In oceanic models, they are typically …

The trophic roles of microzooplankton in marine systems

A Calbet - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Calbet, A. 2008. The trophic roles of microzooplankton in marine systems.–ICES
Journal of Marine Science, 65: 325–331. Microzooplankton (here defined as< 200 µm …

Zooplankton grazing is the largest source of uncertainty for marine carbon cycling in CMIP6 models

T Rohr, AJ Richardson, A Lenton… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
The current generation of Earth system models used by the United Nations to project future
climate scenarios (CMIP6) relies heavily on marine biogeochemical models to track the fate …

Phytoplankton community structure is driven by stratification in the oligotrophic Mediterranean Sea

C Mena, P Reglero, M Hidalgo, E Sintes… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The phytoplankton community composition, structure, and biomass were investigated under
stratified and oligotrophic conditions during summer for three consecutive years in the …

Copepod feeding in the ocean: scaling patterns, composition of their diet and the bias of estimates due to microzooplankton grazing during incubations

E Saiz, A Calbet - Hydrobiologia, 2011 - Springer
Here, we report insights from the compilation and analysis of data on marine calanoid
copepod feeding rates in the ocean. Our study shows that food availability and body weight …

[BOOK][B] Biological oceanography

CB Miller, PA Wheeler - 2012 - books.google.com
This new edition of Biological Oceanography has been greatly updated and expanded since
its initial publication in 2004. It presents current understanding of ocean ecology …

[HTML][HTML] Coccolithophore biodiversity controls carbonate export in the Southern Ocean

AS Rigual Hernández, TW Trull, SD Nodder… - …, 2020 - bg.copernicus.org
Southern Ocean waters are projected to undergo profound changes in their physical and
chemical properties in the coming decades. Coccolithophore blooms in the Southern Ocean …

Variability in protist grazing and growth on different marine Synechococcus isolates

JK Apple, SL Strom, B Palenik… - Applied and …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Grazing mortality of the marine phytoplankton Synechococcus is dominated by planktonic
protists, yet rates of consumption and factors regulating grazer-Synechococcus interactions …