Feeding and predation impact of two chaetognath species, Eukrohnia hamata and Sagitta gazellae, in the vicinity of Marion Island (southern ocean)

Marine Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-101

  Froneman, P W ^a   Pakhomov, E A ^a   Perissinotto, R ^b   Meaton, V ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIET; MESOZOOPLANKTON; PREDATION; STANDING STOCK;

INDIAN OCEAN, MARION ISLAND;

CALANUS; COPEPODA; EUKROHNIA HAMATA; LIMACINA; MICROCALANUS; OITHONA; OSTRACODA; RHINCALANUS GIGAS; SAGITTA GAZELLAE;

EID: 0031961479     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050300     Document Type: Article

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