Abundance and biogeography of tintinnids (Ciliophora) and associated microzooplankton in the southwestern atlantic ocean

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1265-1298

  Thompson, G A ^a   Alder, V A ^a   Boltovskoy, D ^a   Brandini, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ZOOPLANKTON;

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

(SOUTHWEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; CILIOPHORA; CRUSTACEA; FORAMINIFERA; OLIGOTRICHIA; OLIGOTRICHIDA; PHAEODAREA; PTEROPODA; RADIOLARIA (PROTOZOANS); TINTINNIDAE;

EID: 0032808650     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/21.7.1265     Document Type: Article

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