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One Kilometer Is Too Wide for One Plankton Sample
Three Baltic bays held distinct zooplankton communities even among stations less than a kilometer apart.
Summary
Three Baltic bays held distinct zooplankton communities even among stations less than a kilometer apart.
Salinity, temperature, and depth separated copepod- and rotifer-dominated communities. The early-summer snapshot supports denser monitoring designs but cannot establish year-round patterns across the Baltic.
Why it matters
Three Baltic bays held distinct zooplankton communities even among stations less than a kilometer apart.
Limits and context
- The early-summer snapshot supports denser monitoring designs but cannot establish year-round patterns across the Baltic.
Key claims
Three Baltic bays held distinct zooplankton communities even among stations less than a kilometer apart.
Qualification: The early-summer snapshot supports denser monitoring designs but cannot establish year-round patterns across the Baltic.
Evidence: source-2026-07-19-019
Sources
- Uppsala and CAS via EurekAlert: Baltic zooplanktonUppsala and CAS via EurekAlert · secondary reporting
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