The Ocean's Food Web, A Changing Paradigm

Our view of the ocean's food web is changing from one of a nearly linear chain of diatoms, copepods, and nekton, to a more diffuse network in which a variety of microorganisms have quantitatively significant roles in both production and consumption.

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Published in:Bioscience 1974-09, Vol.24 (9), p.499-504
Main Author: Pomeroy, Lawrence R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria
Food webs
Microorganisms
Oceans
Photosynthesis
Phytoplankton
Plankton
Respiration
Sea water
Seas
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Summary:Our view of the ocean's food web is changing from one of a nearly linear chain of diatoms, copepods, and nekton, to a more diffuse network in which a variety of microorganisms have quantitatively significant roles in both production and consumption.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.2307/1296885