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Preferred term

zooplankton

Definition

Plankton that consists of tiny animals, such as rotifers, copepods, and krill, and of microorganisms once classified as animals, such as dinoflagellates and other protozoans.

Broader concept

animals

Note

[controlled by ] Heikki Hamalainen" , "[source of definition ] The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20675

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 12/18/18

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