Community structure of harpacticoid copepods in a tropical reef lagoon (Fangataufa Atoll - French Polynesia)

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-162

  Villiers, Laurent ^a   Bodiou, Jean Yves ^b  

^a Direction des Centres d'Expérimentations Nucléaires   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

Assemblages; French Polynesia; Harpacticoid copepods; Reef lagoon

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NEW SPECIES; REEF COMMUNITIES; TROPICAL LAGOON;

PACIFIC, FRENCH POLYNESIA, FANGATAUFA ATOLL;

HARPACTICOIDA;

EID: 0029749118     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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