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Fractal distribution of an oceanic copepodNeocalanus cristatus in the subarctic pacific

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Horizontal distribution of the copepodNeocalanus cristatus was shown to be fractal on the scale between tens of meters and over 100 km. The fractal dimensions ranged between 1.68–1.89, significantly higher than those of oceanic turbulence and phytoplankton distribution.

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Tsuda, A. Fractal distribution of an oceanic copepodNeocalanus cristatus in the subarctic pacific. J Oceanogr 51, 261–266 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02285164

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