Predation impact of carnivorous macrozooplankton and micronekton in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 47-64

  Pakhomov, E A ^a   Perissinotto, R ^b   Froneman, P W ^a  

^a Southern Ocean Group   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atlantic sector; Camivores; Community structure; Predation impact; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORY; MICRONEKTON; PREDATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EUKROHNIA HAMATA; NEMATOSCELIS MEGALOPS; SAGITTA GAZELLAE; THYSANOESSA MACRURA;

EID: 0032995101     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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