The Comparative Roles of Suspension-Feeders in Ecosystems
Publication year: 2005
: 978-1-4020-3030-7
Animals are a major link between the water column (pelagic) and the bottom (benthic) habitats in most shallow systems. This coupling is dominated by active processes such as suspension-feeding. The NATO Advanced Research Workshop focused on suspension-feeders as controllers of plankton abundance, biomass and diversity, and system metabolism.
: Biomedical and Life Sciences, aquaculture, ecosystem, ecosystems, environment, nutrient cycling, phytoplankton, plankton, reefs
