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nanoplankton

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nan·o·plank·ton  (nn-plngktn)
n.
Variant of nannoplankton.

nanoplankton, nannoplankton [ˈnænəʊˌplæŋktən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) microscopic organisms in plankton


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Monthly Analyses of Nanoplankton Algal Communities of a Bog Dystrophic Lake.
Phytoplankton were counted using a Palmer-Malone Nanoplankton Counting Chamber at 400x and identified to genus.
In waters with substantial rates of bivalve grazing, however, larger nanoplankton cells will be preferentially removed in comparison with smaller (<3-[micro]m diameter) picoplankton species that are retained less efficiently on the gill of most bivalve species.
 
 
 
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