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Suspension Properties of Various Phyletic Groups of Phytoplankton and Tintinnids in an Oligotrophic, Subtropical System
Author(s) -
Smayda Theodore J.,
Bienfang Paul K.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
marine ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.668
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1439-0485
pISSN - 0173-9565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0485.1983.tb00115.x
Subject(s) - phytoplankton , phyletic gradualism , plankton , biology , subtropics , chlorophyll a , algae , oceanography , zooplankton , ecology , range (aeronautics) , botany , geology , nutrient , biochemistry , phylogenetics , gene , materials science , composite material
. The sinking rate (ψ) characteristics of a natural community of phytoplankton in the size range from 5 to 102 μn were determined. The following trends in ψ were observed: coc‐colithophorids > dinoflagellates > diatoms; large cells > small cells; attenuate shapes < other geometries; community i|) rate based on cell numbers > chlorophyll‐based rate; arenaceous tintinnids > organic‐loricate tintinnids. Dtnoflagellate swimming rates appear to be considerably greater than their sinking rates.