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Structure and function of epipelagic mesozooplankton and their response to dust deposition events during the spring PEACETIME cruise in the Mediterranean Sea
Guillermo Feliú
Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110,
13288, Marseille, France
Marc Pagano
Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110,
13288, Marseille, France
Pamela Hidalgo
Department of Oceanography and Millennium Institute of Oceanography,
Faculty of Natural Science and Oceanography, University of Concepción, P.O. Box 160 C, Concepción, Chile
François Carlotti
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Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110,
13288, Marseille, France
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The impact of Saharan dust deposition events on the Mediterranean Sea ecosystem was studied during a basin-scale survey (PEACETIME cruise, May–June 2017). Short-term responses of the zooplankton community were observed after episodic dust deposition events, highlighting the impact of these events on productivity up to the zooplankton level in the poorly fertilized pelagic ecosystems of the southern Mediterranean Sea.
The impact of Saharan dust deposition events on the Mediterranean Sea ecosystem was studied...
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