Spatial and temporal patterns of zooplankton standing biomass and production in Lake Malawi

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 407, Issue , 1999, Pages 191-205

  Irvine, Kenneth ^a,b   Waya, Revania ^a,c  

^a UK/SADC Pelagic Fish Rsrc A   (Malawi)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Copepod; Lake Malawi; Production; Standing biomass; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STANDING STOCK; ZOOPLANKTON;

AFRICA;

EID: 0033565036     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003711306243     Document Type: Conference Paper

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