Distribution, abundance and diversity of mesozooplankton from surface waters of the inner continental shelf of northern Gulf of Mexico

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 391-403

  Qureshi, Naureen A ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Copepods; Mesozooplankton; Mississippi River; Northern Gulf of Mexico

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; MESOZOOPLANKTON; SALINITY;

GULF OF MEXICO;

COPEPODA;

EID: 0031389849     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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