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Effect of Low-salinity Water on the Vertical Migration of Estuarine Plankton

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PLANKTON in estuaries is frequently exposed to water of different salinities in layers at different levels, with less dense low-salinity water at the surface1. The effects of such salinity layers on the behaviour and distribution of zooplankton have been considered by a number of workers, including in recent years Harder2, Banse3 and Lance4.

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GRINDLEY, J. Effect of Low-salinity Water on the Vertical Migration of Estuarine Plankton. Nature 203, 781–782 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203781a0

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