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Species composition and distribution of marine nekton in the Pacific Ocean off Oregon

Creator:

Pearcy, William G. and Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences

Abstract:

Knowledge of the pelagic organisms in vast areas of the open ocean is very limited. This is particularly true of the small nekton or swimming forms such as fishes, squid, prawns and euphausiids, which are important as intermediate animals in the food chain and are preyed upon by species such...

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Technical Report

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macroplankton is subsampled with a plankton splitter for further examination. RESULTS A total of 171
Interim progress 1972 : water column respiration

Creator:

Kuntz, D. R., Packard, T. T., U.S. International Biological Program. Coniferous Forest Biome, and University of Washington

Abstract:

The purpose of the past year's research was to begin measurement of the respiratory metabolism of zooplankton and phytoplankton in four lakes in the Lake Washington drainage. This was done, using an enzyme assay for the activity of the electron transport system. The lakes were sampled frequently and depth profiles...

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quantitative measurement and an understanding of the role of the plankton community in oxidizing organic matter