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Zooplankton Production

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Most zooplankton, and some benthic animals, reproduce continuously. As a population changes by addition and growth over a given time interval, a demographic turnover occurs [see reviews of Edmondson (1974) and Rigler and Downing (1984)]. Few, if any, of the individuals present at the peak of an exponentially developing population were alive at the beginning of the exponential phase. An individual also undergoes a biochemical turnover during its lifetime so that, upon completing a mean lifespan, it will have assimilated several times its final mass.

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  1. Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama, 35487, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

    Robert G. Wetzel (Professor of Biology)

  2. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, The New York Botanical Garden, Cary Arboretum, 12545, Millbrook, NY, USA

    Gene E. Likens (Director)

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Wetzel, R.G., Likens, G.E. (1991). Zooplankton Production. In: Limnological Analyses. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4098-1_16

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