RELATION BETWEEN TH-234 SCAVENGING AND ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS IN MEDITERRANEAN SURFACE WATERS

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SCHMIDT, S [1 ]
NIVAL, P [1 ]
REYSS, JL [1 ]
BAKER, M [1 ]
BUATMENARD, P [1 ]
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[1] OBSERV OCEANOL,ZOOL STN,F-06230 VILLEFRANCHE MER,FRANCE
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TH-234; ZOOPLANKTON; SCAVENGING; PARTICLE FLUX;
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Dissolved and particulate Th-234 activities were determined and phyto- and zooplankton biomass were periodically measured 8 miles off Nice (Mediterranean Sea) during spring 1987. The results show a strong variability of Th-234 distribution on short time scales in northwestern Mediterranean surface waters. The good correlation observed between the zooplankton biomass and the rate of Th-234 export to deep water in particulate form is in agreement with the assumption that the residence time of particulate Th-234 in oceanic surface waters is controlled by zooplankton grazing. Moreover, our results indicate the importance of salps in particular as efficient removers of small suspended particles in surface waters.
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