Seasonal Studies of a Pelagic Ecosystem (Meridian 110° E)
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Fig. 9. Night zooplankton biomass with respect to latitude and month. Column values to 200 m.
(After TRANTER and KERR, 1969)
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Fig. 10. Micronekton dry weight with respect to latitude and month. Oblique hauls to 200 m;
per standard haul of 10000 m. (After LEGAND, 1969)
saturated carbon fixation, averaged 85 m, ranging from 60 m at its shallowest (JanuaryFebruary) to 130 m at its deepest (October).
Table 1 gives mean levels for each standing stock, cruise by cruise. Separate values