Nutritional Ecology of Ctenophores—A Review of Recent Research

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter summarizes information on nutritional biology (from observations living animals mostly in the laboratory) of ctenophores and discusses attempts to utilize laboratory data interpret environmental fluctuations. Fraser, Kremer, Greve have pointed out that should not be considered merely wasteful “dead ends” food chain. They may act, sometimes, balance ecosystem by restraining an overabundance copepods from virtually eliminating all phytoplankton water column at a time when other more useful predators are failing do this. The would also receive positive stimulation renewed growth virtue high percentage ingested nitrogen being returned dissolved form back column. It is possible result might otherwise production dead copepod biomass accumulated sediments was lost Growth rate fecundity highlighted. seasonal variations ctenophore populations.