Linking phytoplankton to fisheries using zooplankton size spectra

该项目旨在开发创新的数值方法，以了解浮游动物的动态、碳输出和营养结构。浮游植物、浮游动物和渔业之间的营养联系尚不清楚。浮游动物的大小-频率分布(大小谱)是估计其生长、捕食和作为鱼类食物的产量的一种创新方法。对从热带到极地环境的浮游动物大小分布的全球综合分析预计将揭示远洋生态系统的这些重要比率。浮游动物比率将首次揭示浮游植物和渔业之间的联系，并将显著改善生态系统模型和全球环境变化评估。

This project aims to develop innovative numerical methods to understand the dynamics, carbon export, and trophic structure of zooplankton. The trophic links between phytoplankton, zooplankton and fisheries are unknown. The size- frequency distribution of zooplankton (size spectrum) is an innovative method for estimating their growth, predation and production as food for fish. Analysis of a global synthesis of zooplankton size distributions from tropical to polar environments are expected to reveal these vital rates of pelagic ecosystems. The zooplankton rates will reveal, for the first time, the link between phytoplankton and fisheries, and will significantly improve ecosystem models and global assessments of environmental change.