Vertical migratory behaviour of the euphausiid, Meganyctiphanes norvegica, and its dispersion in the Kattegat Channel

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 375-376, Issue , 1998, Pages 331-341

  Tarling, G A ^a   Matthews, J B L ^a   Saborowski, R ^b   Buchholz, F ^b  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; VERTICAL MIGRATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

KATTEGAT; NORTH SEA;

EUPHAUSIACEA; MEGANYCTHIPHANES NORVEGICA;

EID: 0031742862     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2864-5_27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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