The Prince Edward Islands pelagic ecosystem, south Indian Ocean: A review of achievements, 1976-1990

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 355-367

  Pakhomov, E A ^a   Froneman, P W ^a  

^a Southern Ocean Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Land based top predators; Land mass effect; Life support system; Pelagic ecosystem; Prince Edward Islands; Southern Ocean; Subantarctic Front

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0032928540     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(97)00112-7     Document Type: Article

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