Occurrence of hydromedusae in the plankton off Northumberland (western central North Sea) and the role of planktonic predators

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 979-992

  Nicholas, K R ^a   Frid, C L J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

NORTH SEA; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGLANTHA DIGITALE; AMPHIPODA; CHAETOGNATHA; COPEPODA; CTENOPHORA; EUPHAUSIACEA; MEGANYCTHIPHANES NORVEGICA; PLEUROBRACHIA PILEUS; SAGITTA ELEGANS; SCYPHOZOA; THEMISTO COMPRESSA;

EID: 0033381302     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315499001216     Document Type: Article

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