TY - JOUR T1 - Small-scale variability of zooplankton pyruvate kinase activity in the Gironde Estuary plume (Atlantic French Coast): A case study under unusually low freshwater discharge A1 - Bergeron,Jean-Pierre AD - IFREMER, Dept Ecol & Modeles Halieut, Ctr Nantes, F-44311 Nantes 03, France. UR - https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1745/ DO - 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.05.020 KW - Gironde Estuary KW - Bay of Biscay KW - Pyruvate kinase KW - Pyruvate kinase KW - Carbohydrates KW - Zooplankton KW - Phytoplankton KW - Chlorophyll KW - Inorganic nutrients N2 - Pyruvate kinase (PK) activity measurements are used to assess the role of carbohydrates in global feeding of mesozooplankton communities inhabiting an estuary plume. As a consequence of a remarkably low freshwater discharge rate, the sea surface layers of the area under estuarine influence showed a very moderate salinity fall and a nearly total depletion in nitrates, whereas higher levels of these nutrients were found in deeper, more saline, layers. Small-scale PK activity variations in mesozooplankton appear to be closely correlated to nitrate integration values within the water column. The results were analysed in comparison with literature reports. The study produced a coherent overall interpretation, which strongly supports the reliability of this new biochemical tool in detecting assimilation of trace carbohydrates in the diet of mesozooplankton. Y1 - 2006/05 PB - Elsevier JF - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science SN - 0272-7714 VL - 69 IS - 3-4 SP - 662 EP - 666 ID - 1745 ER -