• Zooplankton excretion metabolites stimulate Southern Ocean phytoplankton growth 

      Coello-Camba, A; Llabres, M; Duarte, Carlos M.; Agusti, Susana (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-24)
      Warming over Antarctica is leading to changes in the zooplankton communities inhabiting the Southern Ocean. It has been observed that zooplankton not only regulates phytoplankton through grazing, but also through the recycling of nutrients that are essential for phytoplankton growth. In this way, the effects of warming on zooplankton populations will change the amount or proportion at which recycled ...