Evidence of heavy predation by Noctiluca scintillans on Acartia clausi (Copepoda) eggs off the central Cantabrian coast (NW Spain)

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 127-131

  Quevedo, Mario ^a   Gonzalez Quiros, Rafael ^a   Anadon, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acartia; Bay of Biscay; Copepod eggs; Noctiluca; Predation

Indexed keywords

PREDATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ACARTIA CLAUSI; NOCTILUCA SCINTILLANS;

EID: 0033052065     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(99)80039-5     Document Type: Article

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