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Journal of Plankton Research 2004 26(2):227-234; doi:10.1093/plankt/fbh017
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Zooplankton in the arctic Laptev Sea—feeding ecology as indicated by fatty acid composition

Janna Peters1,4,*, Kirsten Tuschling1,3 and Angelika Brandt2

1 Institute for Polar Ecology, Kiel University, WischhofstraßE 1–3, 24148 Kiel and 2 Zoological Institute and Museum, Hamburg University, Martin-Luther-King Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany 3 Present Address: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, ColumbusstraßE, 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany 4 Present Address: Marine Zoology, Bremen University, Po Box 330440, 28334 Bremen, Germany

* Corresponding Author: janna.peters{at}uni-bremen.de

The fatty acid and alcohol composition of the mesozooplankton species analysed indicated a diatom-based diet in late summer. For the majority of organisms investigated, an opportunistic feeding behaviour is assumed.


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