The trophic role of the tunicate Salpa thompsoni in the Antarctic marine ecosystem

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 361-374

  Perissinotto, Renzo ^a,b   A Pakhomov, Evgeny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b Southern Ocean Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll ; Krill; Lazarev Sea; Salpa thompsoni; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; TROPHIC INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

LAZAREV SEA;

SALPA THOMPSONI; THALIACEA;

EID: 0032405644     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)00049-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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