Glaciers caused zooplankton mortality?

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1233-1240

  Weslawski J M ^a   Legezynska J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GLACIER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; THEMISTO; ZOOPLANKTON;

DISCHARGE; GLACIER; MORTALITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

KONGSFJORDEN; SVALBARD;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; THEMISTO;

EID: 0031902508     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.7.1233     Document Type: Article

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