. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 20 mg dry wt n>"3. Fig. 12 : Variations in mesozooplankton dry weight from April 1985 to April 1986 in the Tikehau lagoon. Blooms of Thalia democratica (Salps), appendicularians (Appendic), the pteropod Creseis chierchiae and the copepod Undinula vulgaris are shown. D: large amount of detritus (from Le Borgne et al., 1989). Table 11 : Relative contributions (%) of the main taxa to total zooplankton biomass in Tikehau lagoon. Percent contributions of non-living organisms (detritus) to total dry weight i


. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 20 mg dry wt n>"3. Fig. 12 : Variations in mesozooplankton dry weight from April 1985 to April 1986 in the Tikehau lagoon. Blooms of Thalia democratica (Salps), appendicularians (Appendic), the pteropod Creseis chierchiae and the copepod Undinula vulgaris are shown. D: large amount of detritus (from Le Borgne et al., 1989). Table 11 : Relative contributions (%) of the main taxa to total zooplankton biomass in Tikehau lagoon. Percent contributions of non-living organisms (detritus) to total dry weight is also shown (from Blanchot and Moll, 1986 and Blanchot et al, 1989). a: Three samples of mesozooplankton were measured in April 1986 (from Le Borgne et al., 1989). Date Size class Taxon % total biomass % detritus April 1985 Microzoopla nkton nauplii 392 35-200 urn copepods bivalve larvae polychaete larvae Mesozooplankton copepods 500-2000 urn chaetognaths salpids Macrozooplankton salpids >2000um copepods chaetognaths April 1986 Mesozooplankton copepods 200-2000 urn larvaceans brachyuran larvae chaetognaths 70 14 3,10,49a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Press; National Research Council (U. S. ). Pacific Science Board; Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Natural History (U. S. ); United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Washington, D. C. : [Smithsonian Press]


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