Mesozooplankton biodiversity, vertical assemblages, and diel migration in the western tropical Pacific Ocean revealed by eDNA metabarcoding and morphological methods

Zooplankton plays a crucial role in marine ecosystems. However, due to issues with morphological identification and sampling methods, knowledge of their biodiversity and community structure in the vast pelagic zone of the western tropical Pacific Ocean is still limited compared with other areas in t...

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Main Authors: Yunzhi Feng, Dong Sun, Qianwen Shao, Chen Fang, Chunsheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1004410/full