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| Quevedo, M; Gonzalez-quiros, R; Anadon, R. |
| A large proliferation of Noctiluca scintillans (Dinophyceae: Noctilucidea) was observed in neritic waters off the central Cantabrian coast during late April 1995. Eggs of Acartia clausi (Crustacea: Copepoda) were the most conspicuous prey within vacuoles of Noctiluca. Noctiluca ingested 73 % of the total stock of A. clausi eggs. This intense predation on copepod eggs could potentially affect the recruitment of nauplii. The potential impact on the stock of Acartia clausi eggs and on the daily egg production of the population is discussed. There is a negative correlation between the average number of ingested eggs by a single Noctiluca cell and the abundance of Noctiluca. This fact, coupled with the lack of significant correlation between the former variable... |
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Palavras-chave: Noctiluca; Acartia; Œufs de copépode; Prédation; Golfe de Gascogne; Noctiluca; Acartia; Copepod eggs; Predation; Bay of Biscay. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00325/43633/43232.pdf |
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| Quevedo, M; Anadon, R. |
| Microzooplankton abundance, biomass and composition were investigated in the coastal waters of Asturias (southern Bay of Biscay) in May 1996. Abundance ranged from 0.7 x 10(3) to 8.5 x 10(3) cell.L-1 The protists community was dominated by aloricate ciliates averaging 82 % of microheterotrophs. Small aloricate ciliates, below 20 mu m in size, contributed 63 % to total ciliate abundance. Carbon biomass ranged from 2.4 to 15.4 mgC.m(-3), averaging 23 % of phytoplankton biomass. Aloricate ciliates were also the dominant component of biomass (56.2 %), but the importance of copepod nauplii increased in terms of carbon, averaging 28.5 % of total biomass. Microzooplankton biomass was significantly correlated with Chi a concentration in the water column.... |
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Palavras-chave: Microzooplancton; Ciliés; Biomasse; Broutage; Golfe de Gascogne; Microzooplankton; Ciliates; Biomass; Grazing; Southern Bay of Biscay. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00324/43564/44061.pdf |
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| Fernandez, E; Maranon, E; Cabal, J; Alvarez, F; Anadon, R. |
| Export of particulate matter out of the euphotic zone was measured in the southern Bay of Biscay in summer 1993 using shallow (50 m) sediment traps deployed for a short period in outer shelf waters. The sedimented material consisted of intact and degraded faecal pellets, diatom frustules, coccolithophorid cells, detached coccoliths and zooplankton remains. Measured vertical fluxes were 173-236 mg C m(-2) day(-1), 18-20 mg N m(-2) day(-1) and 3.8-4.5 mg C m(-2) day(-1), respectively for particulate organic carbon (POC), particulate organic nitrogen (PON) and particulate inorganic carbon (PIC). The downward flux of POC represented 24-37% of the estimated primary production. Export of PIC accounted for only 2% of the total carbon flux. A large proportion... |
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| Ano: 1995 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00097/20786/18411.pdf |
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