Blooms of Mesodinium rubrum in southampton water - Do they shape mesozooplankton distribution?

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1685-1697

  Williams, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESODINIUM RUBRUM;

CILIATE; DISTRIBUTION; RED TIDE; RED TIDES; ZOOPLANKTON;

UK, ENGLAND, HAMPSHIRE, SOUTHAMPTON WATER;

EID: 0029664128     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.9.1685     Document Type: Article

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