Phytoplankton Respiration in the Peru Upwelling
- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Plankton Research
- Vol. 1 (4) , 343-354
- https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/1.4.343
Abstract
Respiratory electron transport system (ETS) measurements were made on the microplankton in the Peru upwelling system near 15°S during March, April, and May of 1977. The close association between chlorophyll-α biomass and ETS activity indicate that the microplankton were predominantly phytoplankton. Phytoplankton respiration average 14% of gross fixed carbon. When zooplankton respiration in the euphotic zone is considered, the total plankton respiration represented an average of 19% of gross primary production.Keywords
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