Zooplankton are major consumers of phytoplankton primary production in marine
ecosystems. As such, they represent a critical link for energy and matter transfer between …

The patterns of species diversity of plankton functional groups (PFGs) remain poorly
understood although they matter greatly for marine ecosystem functioning. Here, we use an …

Thaliaceans are globally distributed and play an important role in the world's biological
carbon pump and marine ecosystems by forming dense swarms with high feeding rates and …

Salps have attracted attention as zooplankton organisms that may be able to expand their
habitat range and increase their ecological importance in the face of ongoing global …

滤食性浮游被囊动物在开阔大洋和沿海海域中大量存在, 通过黏液网来大量过滤海水浓缩食物
颗粒以供种群快速增殖, 是生物碳泵的关键组成, 对海洋生物地球化学循环和生态系统能量流动 …

Mucus-feeding pelagic tunicates are widely distributed in the open ocean and coastal
waters, which have very high rates of reproduction, and the ability to form massive blooms …

The mass-specific metabolic rates of the Antarctic pelagic tunicate Salpa thompsoni Foxton,
1961 were studied during March-April of 1998 and March 2002. The study revealed a large …

Two invertebrate subphyla, the Cephalochordata (amphioxus or lancelets) and the Tunicata
(tunicates or urochordates), together with the Vertebrata comprise the phylum Chordata …