Annual production of fish larvae and their prey in relation to size-fractionated primary production (Scotian Shelf, NW Atlantic)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-57

  Mousseau, Laure ^a   Fortier, Louis ^a   Legendre, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Larval fish prey; Size fractionated phytoplankton; Trophic web; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

FISH LARVA; HERBIVORY; MICROBIAL FOOD WEB; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC; SCOTIAN SHELF;

APPENDICULARIA; CALANOIDA; CLADOCERA; COPEODA; CYCLOPOIDA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0032007758     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1997.0224     Document Type: Article

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