Benthic response to a pelagic front

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 49-62

  Josefson, Alf B ^a   Conley, Daniel J ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomass; Chlorophyll; Fronts; Pelagic benthic coupling

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BENTHOS; BIOMARKER; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROFAUNA; ORGANIC MATTER; PELAGIC FRONT; PHAEOPIGMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

KATTEGAT; SKAGERRAK;

AMPHIURA FILIFORMIS; MYSELLA BIDENTATA; OPHIUROIDEA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0030620837     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps147049     Document Type: Article

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