Trans-oceanic characterization of zooplankton community size structure using an optical plankton counter

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-158

  Gallienne, Christopher P ^a   Robins, David B ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basin scale; Community structure; Optical plankton counter; Provinces; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; SAMPLER; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0031684869     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2419.1998.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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