Mesozooplankton of Shelikof Strait, Alaska: Abundance and community composition

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 287-305

  Incze, Lewis S ^a   Siefert, Deborah W ^b   Napp, Jeffrey M ^b  

^a BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ZOOPLANKTON;

USA, ALASKA, SHELIKOF STRAIT;

COPEPODA; METRIDIA PACIFICA; NEOCALANUS PLUMCHRUS;

EID: 0030620782     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(96)00036-2     Document Type: Article

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