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The 43 pages that link to Zooplankton, each with the reason it gives.

• Marine food webBroader topic: Many marine consumers depend on zooplankton as prey.

• Marine snowRelated: Feeding, waste production, and particle fragmentation by zooplankton alter marine snow flux.

• PlanktonBroader topic: These consumers connect phytoplankton and microbes to larger aquatic animals.

• Diel vertical migrationBroader topic: Zooplankton are among the best-studied organisms that migrate between deep water and the surface.

• PhytoplanktonRelated: Zooplankton graze on phytoplankton and pass their production to larger consumers.

• Aquatic food webBroader topic: Zooplankton commonly transfer energy from phytoplankton to fish and larger consumers.

• Suspension feedingBroader topic: Some suspension feeders capture zooplankton alongside smaller particles.

• Deep scattering layerRelated: Dense aggregations of zooplankton contribute to the layer’s acoustic returns.

• Gill rakersRelated: These suspended prey are commonly captured by fish with fine gill-raker arrays.

• Arctic charRelated: They are a common prey source for Arctic char, especially in lakes.

• Bowhead whaleRelated: Copepods and other zooplankton make up much of the bowhead’s food.

• AnchovyRelated: They are a major food source for anchovies.

• Basking sharkRelated: Zooplankton forms much of the basking shark’s food.

• CopepodNarrower topic: Copepods are among the most abundant and ecologically influential members of zooplankton.

• Atlantic menhadenRelated: These organisms are among the prey filtered by menhaden.

• Jellyfish bloomRelated: A plentiful zooplankton food supply can support rapid jellyfish growth.

• Skipjack tunaRelated: Skipjack eats zooplankton as well as fish, squid, and crustaceans.

• Freshwater food webBroader topic: Zooplankton transfer energy from phytoplankton to fish and larger invertebrates.

• Lake ecosystemBroader topic: Many graze on phytoplankton and become food for fish.

• European perchRelated: Young perch commonly feed on zooplankton before taking larger prey.

• European seabassRelated: Zooplankton forms part of the diet of young seabass and their prey.

• VibrioRelated: Vibrios can attach to zooplankton, linking bacterial persistence to aquatic food webs.

• Alaska pollockRelated: Zooplankton is a major food source for juvenile pollock and links them to plankton production.

• GonostomatidaeRelated: Small drifting animals are major prey for bristlemouths.

• HerringRelated: Herring feed heavily on zooplankton, linking their abundance to plankton production.

• SalpBroader topic: Salps can capture small zooplankton as well as photosynthetic plankton.

• Snipe eelRelated: Small planktonic animals form a major part of the snipe eel diet.

• ChaetognathaNarrower topic: Arrow worms are predatory members of plankton communities.

• Chrysaora fuscescensRelated: Zooplankton forms part of the sea nettle's prey.

• Giant oarfishRelated: Giant oarfish feed largely on drifting plankton, including small crustaceans.

• MenhadenRelated: Zooplankton is a major part of menhaden diets, especially in younger fish.

• Northern shovelerRelated: Zooplankton is among the small prey filtered by a shoveler’s bill.

• Right whaleNarrower topic: Dense zooplankton patches, especially copepods, sustain right whales.

• Silver carpRelated: Silver carp consume zooplankton alongside phytoplankton, especially when young.

• AnomalopidaeRelated: Small planktonic animals are among the prey illuminated by flashlight fishes.

• Anthias anthiasBroader topic: These suspended prey are captured as the fish feeds above the reef.

• Austral storm petrelRelated: Small drifting prey form part of the diet of many austral storm petrels.

• ChionoecetesRelated: Early Chionoecetes stages live among plankton before becoming bottom-dwelling crabs.

• Common breamRelated: Juvenile bream feed heavily on zooplankton before shifting toward larger prey.

• CoregonusRelated: Many Coregonus species filter or pick these animals from the water column.

• Ocean surface ecosystemBroader topic: Grazing zooplankton transfer phytoplankton production to larger consumers.

• ShrimpfishRelated: Shrimpfish feed on tiny drifting prey in the water around their shelter.

• SpratBroader topic: Zooplankton is a major part of the sprat diet.