Preferred term
zooplankton
Is replaced by
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
Note
- [source of definition ] The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved" , "[controlled by ] Heikki Hamalainen
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_641
