Identifying copepod functional groups from species functional traits

We gathered information on the functional traits of the most representative copepod species in the Mediterranean Sea. Our database includes 191 species described by 7 traits encompassing diverse ecological functions: minimal and maximal body length, trophic group, feeding type, spawning strategy, diel vertical migration and vertical habitat. Cluster analysis in the functional trait space revealed that Mediterranean copepods can be separated into groups with distinct ecological roles.

• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Journal of Plankton Research

• Publication date

  2015-11-03

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1093/plankt/fbv096PMID 26811565PMCID 4722884
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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