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What does zooplankton mean?

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  1. (zoology) Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.
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Young bluegills eat mainly zooplankton, but as they grow older, they become opportunistic and devour almost anything that fits into their mouths.
Coleoidea, Crustaceans, nudibranch mollusks and polychaete worms make up a large part of the larger zooplankton.
According to our results, predation on zooplankton appears to continue beyond larval life stages in the Richibucto Estuary.
As a result, increased amounts of surface algae left unconsumed by the zooplankton could potentially lead to algal blooms and poor water quality.
These tanks received a continual turn-over of water pumped from Loch Lomond and were therefore rich in zooplankton.
They typically eat insects and floating vegetable matter but their diet also includes zooplankton, aquatic insect larvae, and worms.

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