Seasonal variations in biomass, abundance and composition of zooplankton in the subarctic waters north of Iceland

Polar Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-94

  Gislason, A ^a   Astthorsson, O S ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARTIA LONGIREMIS; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; CALANUS GLACIALIS; CALANUS HYPERBOREUS; METRIDIA LONGA; PSEUDOCALANUS; SAGITTA ELEGANS;

EID: 0031855797     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050280     Document Type: Article

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