A difference in structure between ecosystems in strongly stratified waters and in those that are only weakly stratified

H. Cushing, D.

doi:10.1093/plankt/11.1.1

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A difference in structure between ecosystems in strongly stratified waters and in those that are only weakly stratified

Published in Journal of Plankton Research • Jan 1, 1989

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D. H. Cushing

Abstract

The ratio of respiration to maximal photosynthesis in small diatoms is low so they can survive in weakly stratified water. In contrast, the same ratio for dinoflagellates is three times as high and they need waters that are strongly stratified. Some successional phenomena may be explicable in this w...

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Ecosystem

Oceanography

Stratified sampling

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