title: Marine snow: microplankton habitat and source of small-scale patchiness in pelagic populations.
abstract: In near-surface waters of the neritic zone, the fragile aggregate material called "marine snow" is enriched by a variety of planktonic organisms and detrital products of plankton. Here marine snow is a source of patchiness and taxonomic diversity for microplankton populations and is a likely food resource and recycling agent for fecal particles.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Shanks
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Trent