The Black Sea Zooplankton Mortality, Decomposition, and Sedimentation Measurements Using Vital Dye and Short-Term Sediment Traps

The principal objectives of this research are to measure the non-consumptive mortality rate of marine copepod zooplankton and the sedimentation rate of copepod carcasses, using short-term sediment traps, and to reveal a correlation between the rates of the two competitive processes—sedimentation and...

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Main Authors: Daria Litvinyuk, Vladimir Mukhanov, Vladislav Evstigneev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/8/1031