A preliminary study of tintinnid diversity in the NW Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1065-1075

  Cariou, J B ^a   Dolan, J R ^a   Dallot, S ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

(NORTHWEST); BAY OF VILLEFRANCHE; FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

OLIGOTRICHIDA; STENSOMELLA NIVALIS;

EID: 0032787767     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/21.6.1065     Document Type: Article

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