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verysmallplantsandanimalsthatfloaton thesurfaceof theseaand on which otherseaanimalsfeed (海洋)浮游生物CHOKSAWATDIKORN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/GettyImages SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesWater & marsh plants, bushes & trees - algae
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See more results » (Definition ofplanktonfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)plankton| American Dictionarybiology,earth scienceverysmallorganismsthatfloatinwater,esp. near thesurface, and arefoodforfishand otheranimalsthatliveinwater (Definition ofplanktonfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)Examplesofplanktonplankton Most of the bacterial cells are within the aggregates, with a smaller number ofplanktoncells visible in the images.From theCambridge English Corpus On all four sampling dates, copepods (adults and copepodites) dominated theplankton, with 63.4-96.1% of the plankton numbers, followed by nauplii (2.7- 34.3%).From theCambridge English Corpus Progress will require interdisciplinary research involving physical oceanographers, fish behavioural andplanktonbiologists.From theCambridge English Corpus The linkages amongst the biological components, namelyplankton, periphyton, rice and fish, within the system provide an insight into understanding the whole production process.From theCambridge English Corpus Essentially, the di#erent shades indicate di#erent depths and concentrations ofplankton, the darker ones indicating lower concentrations.From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, radiolaria represent the main component of theplanktonassemblages across the upper black levels.From theCambridge English Corpus After 1952 theplanktonhauls were discontinued because they were considered too hazardous.From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, these short-livedplanktonat and near the base of the oceanic food web have generally adopted "specialist plus dispersal" life-history strategies.From theCambridge English Corpus The multichannel character of the instrument allows the mapping of many more gases such as methane, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxides and evenplanktonindexes.From theCambridge English Corpus These visits and the work of his research students were the basis for papers on primary production and on plantplankton.From theCambridge English Corpus Outbreaks of the disease are related toplanktonblooms associated with warmer sea surface temperatures.From theCambridge English Corpus The local forecasts were important for the safety of the ship during relief operations, and of the boats when landing field parties or makingplanktonhauls.From theCambridge English Corpus Parasite transmission inplankton-feeding forage species, primarily capelin, and top-level predators, including cod, was probably interrupted.From theCambridge English Corpus Occasionalplanktonblooms were usually small (10-15 km across) and separated by large areas of low biomass.From theCambridge English Corpus However,planktonpossess relatively modest escape abilities, whereas active prey such as minnows provide a more challenging target that allows examination of visual integration with motor behavior.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/plankton## |