Contribution of zooplankton associated with detritus to sediment trap 'swimmer' carbon in Monterey Bay, California, USA

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 164, Issue , 1998, Pages 157-166

  Steinberg, Deborah K ^a   Pilskaln, Cynthia H ^b   Silver, Mary W ^c,d  

^a Ferry Reach GE 01   (Bermuda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Detritus; Larvacean; Monterey Bay; Sediment trap; Swimmers; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECOMPOSER COMMUNITY; DETRITUS; PARTICLE FLUX; SEDIMENT TRAP; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; USA;

AMPHIPODA; CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; HYPERIA MESUDARIUM; HYPERIIDAE; MICROSETELLA; ONCAEA; POLYCHAETA; SCOPALATUM;

EID: 0032499165     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps164157     Document Type: Article

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