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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.

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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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