Spatial and temporal variations in the zooplankton community of Phosphorescent Bay, Puerto Rico

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 797-809

  Rios Jara, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Caribbean Sea; Puerto Rico; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HYDROGRAPHIC FACTOR; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITY;

PHOSPHORESCENT BAY; PUERTO RICO;

ACARTIA TONSA; COPEPODA; GASTROPODA; OITHONA; PARACALANUS; PSEUDODIAPTOMUS COKERI;

EID: 0032101867     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0289     Document Type: Article

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