Pelagic ecosystem structure and functioning in the Subtropical Front region east of New Zealand in austral winter and spring 1993

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 405-428

  Bradford Grieve, J M ^d   Boyd, P W ^a   Chang, F H ^d   Chiswell, S ^d   Hadfield, M ^d   Hall, J A ^b   James, M R ^b   Nodder, S D ^d   Shushkina, E A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Russian Academy of Sciences ^*

^c SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; FOOD WEB; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROZOOPLANKTON; NEW ZEALAND; PHYTOPLANKTON; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM;

(SOUTH); NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OPHELIA;

EID: 0032775024     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/21.3.405     Document Type: Article

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