mesozooplankton

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noun

zooplankton measuring from 0.2 to 20 millimetres

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Meanings

nounmesozooplankton (countable and uncountable, plural mesozooplanktons)

plural mesozooplanktons

  1. countableuncountablezooplankton measuring from 0.2 to 20 millimetres

    The comparative trophic ecology of GOM and MED BFT larvae was assessed using SIA of larvae in relation to baseline feeding levels defined by the micro and the mesozooplankton size fractions.

    2015 July 31, “Trophic Ecology of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna ( Thunnusthynnus ) Larvae from the Gulf of Mexico and NW Mediterranean Spawning Grounds: A Comparative Stable Isotope Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From meso- + zooplankton.

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