Whether the primary role of bacterioplankton is to act as "remineralizers" of nutrients or as direct nutritional source for higher trophic levels will depend on factors controlling their production and abundance.
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Linear scaling between microbial predator and prey densities in the global ocean. [PDF]
Rajakaruna H, Omta AW, Carr E, Talmy D.
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Seasonal variability of the microzooplankton biomass and community composition on the Northeast US Shelf. [PDF]
Lopez F, Marrec P, Menden-Deuer S.
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The Trophic Cascade Effects of Marine Mesozooplankton: Theory, Dynamics, and Responses to Global Change. [PDF]
Chen M.
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Geographical and Seasonal Thermal Sensitivity of Grazing Pressure by Microzooplankton in Contrasting Marine Ecosystems. [PDF]
Cabrerizo MJ, Marañón E.
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Exposure to marine contaminant mixtures with different toxicity drivers reduces microzooplankton diversity. [PDF]
Jönander C +7 more
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Diel variations in planktonic ciliate community structure in the northern South China Sea and tropical Western Pacific. [PDF]
Wang C +7 more
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On the ecological duality between ciliates and dinoflagellates across marine ecosystems. [PDF]
Calbet A.
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Temperature and CO<sub>2</sub> alter trophic structure of Arctic plankton assemblages. [PDF]
Sugie K, Chen B, Nishino S, Hirawake T.
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