authority: goos
slug: zooplankton-biomass-and-diversity
name: Zooplankton Biomass and Diversity
domain: ocean
subdomain: biology-ecosystems
authority_id: goos:zooplankton-biomass-and-diversity
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/A05/current/EV_Zooplankton/
  cf_standard_name: null
  gcos_overlap: null
canonical_units: mg m-3
description: |
  Abundance, biomass, and diversity of zooplankton communities, including
  copepods, krill, gelatinous taxa, and ichthyoplankton. Critical trophic
  link between phytoplankton and higher predators and indicator of
  ecosystem change.
theme: ocean
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://goosocean.org/eov/zooplankton-biomass-and-diversity/