Feeding habits of Calanus sinicus (Crustacea: Copepoda) during spring and autumn in the Bohai Sea studied with the herbivore index

Feeding habits of Calanus sinicus (Crustacea: Copepoda) during spring and autumn in the Bohai Sea studied with the herbivore index

Pigment ingestion rate (PIR) and egg production rate (EPR) of the dominant copepod Calanus sinicus, as well as chlorophyll-a concentration and phytoplankton assemblages were measured in the Bohai Sea, North China in June 1997, October 1998 and May 1999. A herbivore index (H) was also calculated as t...

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Main Authors: Guang-Tao Zhang, Chao-Lun Li, Song Sun, Hong-Yan Zhang, Jun Sun, Xiu-Ren Ning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2006-09-01
Series:Scientia Marina
Subjects:
calanus sinicus
feeding habits
fecundity
ingestion
herbivore index
bohai sea
Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/89

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