Open AccessMicrozooplankton grazing in the gulf of california
Author(s) -
Jorge García Pámanes,
J. Rubén Lara Lara
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
ciencias marinas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.215
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2395-9053
pISSN - 0185-3880
DOI - 10.7773/cm.v27i1.387
Subject(s) - grazing , phytoplankton , pelagic zone , oceanography , biomass (ecology) , spring (device) , environmental science , biology , zoology , ecology , nutrient , geology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Microzooplankton (organisms 0.05). Based on the grazing rates we estimated that the microzooplankton can consume about 89%, 106%, and 100% of the potential primary production during spring, summer, and autumn, respectively. Our results suggest that in Guaymas Basin there are two seasons in the year: spring, when a small fraction of the nanophytoplankton is not removed and may be exported to the bottom of the ocean; and summer/autumn, when nanophytoplankton biomass is totally consumed in the pelagic system.