The structure of zooplankton communities, in the 2 to 2000 μm size range, in the Arabian Sea during and after the SW monsoon, 1994

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 815-842

  Stelfox, Claire E ^a,b   Burkill, Peter H ^a   Edwards, Elaine S ^a   Harris, Roger P ^a   Sleigh, Michael A ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MONSOON; SEASONALITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARABIAN SEA;

EID: 0033103341     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)00129-5     Document Type: Article

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