Long-term increase in crustacean zooplankton abundance in the southern Benguela upwelling region (1951-1996): Bottom-up or top-down control?

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 803-807

  Verheye, Hans M ^a   Richardson, Anthony J ^b  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benguela Current; Long term trends; Predation; Upwelling; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CRUSTACEAN; LONG-TERM CHANGE; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; UPWELLING; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA SYSTEM;

EID: 0032144640     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1998.0387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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