Defecation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) by the copepod Acartia tonsa as functions of ambient food concentration and body DMSP content

Authors
Tang, KW
Citation
Kw. Tang, Defecation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) by the copepod Acartia tonsa as functions of ambient food concentration and body DMSP content, J PLANK RES, 23(5), 2001, pp. 549-553
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH
ISSN journal
01427873 → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
549 - 553
Database
ISI
SICI code
0142-7873(200105)23:5<549:DOD(BT>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) defecation rate of Acartia tonsa (cal anoid copepod)feeding on Tetraselmis impellucida (prasinophyte) was correla ted with food concentration and copepod body DMSP content. Copepod fecal pe llets represent a highly concentrated source of DMSP and thus play an impor tant role in DMSP flux and microbial processes in the ocean.