Mesozooplankton community structure and grazing impact in the region of the Subtropical Convergence south of Africa

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 675-691

  Pakhomov, E A ^a   Perissinotto, R ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRAZING; GRAZING IMPACT; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCES; ZOOPLANKTON;

INDIAN OCEAN, (SOUTH);

CHAETOGNATHA; COPEPODA; EUKROHNIA HAMATA; EUPHAUSIA RECURVA; EUPHAUSIA SIMILIS; EUPHAUSIA SPINIFERA; EUPHAUSIACEA; GASTROPODA; LIMACINA; METRIDIA LUCENS; PLEUROMAMMA ABDOMINALIS; SAGITTA;

EID: 0030618716     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/19.6.675     Document Type: Article

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