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SUBMITTER: Priyadarshi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6872819 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Priyadarshi Anupam A Smith S Lan SL Mandal Sandip S Tanaka Mamoru M Yamazaki Hidekatsu H
Scientific reports 20191121 1
Rather than spatial means of biomass, observed overlap in the intermittent spatial distributions of aquatic predators and prey is known to be more important for determining the flow of nutrients and energy up the food chain. A few previous studies have separately suggested that such intermittency enhances phytoplankton growth and trophic transfer to sustain zooplankton and ultimately fisheries. Recent observations have revealed that phytoplankton distributions display consistently high degrees o ...[more]