Spring microzooplankton composition, biomass and potential grazing in the central Cantabrian coast (southern Bay of Biscay)

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 297-310

  Quevedo, Mario ^a   Anadón, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Ciliates; Grazing; Microzooplankton; Southern Bay of Biscay

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL WATERS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRAZING; MICROPLANKTON; SPRING (SEASON); ZOOPLANKTON;

ASTURIAS; SPAIN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; METAZOA; PROTISTA;

EID: 0033938336     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(00)00128-6     Document Type: Article

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