Structure and grazing impact of the mesozooplankton community during late summer 1994 near South Georgia, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 180-192

  Pakhomov, E A ^a   Verheye, H M ^b   Atkinson, A ^c   Laubscher, R K ^a   Taunton Clark, J ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRAZING; GRAZING IMPACT; ZOOPLANKTON; ZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITY;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH GEORGIA;

CALANOIDES ACUTUS; CALANUS SIMILLIMUS; CLAUSOCALANUS LATICEPS; CTENOCALANUS VANUS; EUPHAUSIACEA; GASTROPODA; LIMACINA INFLATA; METRIDIA; RHINCALANUS GIGAS;

EID: 0030874094     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050175     Document Type: Article

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