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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1833-2022
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Spatial changes in community composition and food web structure of mesozooplankton across the Adriatic basin (Mediterranean Sea)
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 60131, Ancona, Italy
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Naples, Italy
Samuele Menicucci
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 60131, Ancona, Italy
Sara Malavolti
Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, National Research Council (CNR-IRBIM), Largo Fiera della
Pesca 1, 60125, Ancona, Italy
Andrea De Felice
Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, National Research Council (CNR-IRBIM), Largo Fiera della
Pesca 1, 60125, Ancona, Italy
Iole Leonori
Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, National Research Council (CNR-IRBIM), Largo Fiera della
Pesca 1, 60125, Ancona, Italy
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Zooplankton play a key role in marine ecosystems, forming the base of the marine food web and a link between primary producers and higher-order consumers, such as fish. This aspect is crucial in the Adriatic basin, one of the most productive and overexploited areas of the Mediterranean Sea. A better understanding of community and food web structure and their response to water mass changes is essential under a global warming scenario, as zooplankton are sensitive to climate change.
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