Abstract:Grazing rate of copepods was evaluated in the oceanic province of the Colombian Pacific during September 2006. Gut pigment content was estimated by spectophotometry considering three size fraction: small (300-500 µm), medium (500-1000 µm) and big (> 1000 µm). In order to estimate the ingestion rate, an experimental gut evacuation rate of 0.702 h -1 was used. Feeding impact was calculated like a proportion of phytoplankton standing stock, projecting the total copepod consumption by size in relation to chlorophy… Show more
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