Traditionally, diatoms have been regarded as providing the bulk of the food that sustains the
marine food chain and important fisheries. However, this view was challenged almost two …

Plankton are a pivotal component of the diversity and functioning of coastal marine
ecosystems. A long time-series of observations is the best tool to trace their patterns and …

Diatoms are one of the main primary producers in aquatic ecosystems and occupy a vital
link in the transfer of photosynthetically-fixed carbon through aquatic food webs. Diatoms …

In marine ecosystems, pelagic copepods, chaetognaths and jellyfish play a key role in
matter and energy flow. While copepods support most food webs and the biological pump of …

Ostreopsis blooms regularly occur in many Mediterranean coastal areas in late summer-
autumn. In the northern Adriatic Sea, Ostreopsis blooms affect diatom-dominated …

Background Copepods are fundamental components of pelagic food webs, but reports on
how molecular responses link to reproductive success in natural populations are still scarce …

Zooplankton are key components of the structure and functioning of marine planktonic food
webs. They are the main link of planktonic primary production towards top pelagic consumer …

Cultured copepods have been successfully used in the larviculture of various finfish larvae.
Over the past few years, there have been several research articles published on copepod …

Dating back to the early Cambrian period, crustaceans had ample time to undertake endless
experimentation with form and function. Today, no other group of plants or animals on the …

Temora stylifera adult copepods were fed with four different monoalgal diets and six
combinations of the same cultures for 15 days. Fecundity, hatching success, number of …