Grazing of phytoplankton by copepods in eastern Antarctic coastal waters

Marine Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-48

  Swadling, K M ^a   Gibson, J A E ^a,b   Ritz, D A ^a   Nichols, P D ^a,c   Hughes, D E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLLS; GRAZING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA, DAVIS STATION;

CALANOIDES ACUTUS; COPEPODA; OITHONA SIMILIS; ONCAEA CURVATA;

EID: 0030609602     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050066     Document Type: Article

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