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TI Small-scale variability of zooplankton pyruvate kinase activity in the Gironde Estuary plume (Atlantic French Coast): A case study under unusually low freshwater discharge
BT 
AF BERGERON, Jean-Pierre
AS 1:1;
FF 1:PDG-DOP-DCN-EMH;
C1 IFREMER, Dept Ecol & Modeles Halieut, Ctr Nantes, F-44311 Nantes 03, France.
C2 IFREMER, FRANCE
SI NANTES
SE PDG-DOP-DCN-EMH
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
IF 1.733
TC 3
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-1745.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Gironde Estuary;Bay of Biscay;Pyruvate kinase;Pyruvate kinase;Carbohydrates;Zooplankton;Phytoplankton;Chlorophyll;Inorganic nutrients
AB 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. 
PY 2006
PD MAY
SO Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
SN 0272-7714
PU Elsevier
VL 69
IS 3-4
UT 000240947300034
BP 662
EP 666
DI 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.05.020
ID 1745
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