Cross-shelf distribution of nutrients, plankton, and fish larvae in the San Blas Archipelago, Caribbean Panamá

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 203-215

  D'Croz, Luis ^a   Robertson, D Ross ^a   Martínez, José A ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caribbean Panam ; Cross shelf distribution; Fish larvae; Nutrients; Plankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000650106     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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