In order to elucidate the role of epipelagic zooplankton in the upper
200 m of the ocean water column we calculate ϕ, biomass, and average
annual carbon demand for this community near the Balearic Islands.
Alsowe investigated the relationship, ф- biomass, as a possible indicator
of zooplankton physiological state and the availability of food in the
area. This studywas part of the IDEADOS programto understand the relationships
between environmental conditions and nectobenthonic
communities in the oligotrophic Balearic and Algerian subbassins of
the western Mediterranean.