Mesozooplankton biomass in the upper 1000 m in the Arabian Sea: Overall seasonal and geographic patterns, and relationship to oxygen gradients

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 10-11, 1998, Pages 2405-2432

  Wishner, Karen F ^a   Gowing, Marcia M ^b   Gelfman, Celia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MONSOON; OXYGEN; UPPER OCEAN; VERTICAL PROFILE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARABIAN SEA;

EID: 0032427555     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)00078-2     Document Type: Article

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