Planktonic ciliates in the northwestern Indian Ocean: Their abundance and biomass in waters of contrasting productivity

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1063-1071

  Leakey, R J G ^a,b,c   Burkill, P H ^a   Sleigh, M A ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; POPULATION NUMBER; PRODUCTIVITY CONTRASTS; ZOOPLANKTON;

INDIAN OCEAN, (NORTHWEST);

CILIOPHORA;

EID: 0029669518     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.6.1063     Document Type: Article

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