Food web interactions in a Calanus finmarchicus dominated pelagic ecosystem - A mesocosm study

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 569-588

  Hansen, B W ^a,b   Hygum, B H ^a,b   Brozek, M ^a,b   Jensen, F ^a,b   Rey, C ^a,b  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CALANUS; CARBON FLUX; DIATOM BLOOM; FOOD WEB; GRAZING; GROWTH REGULATION; KINETIC MODEL; MESOCOSM; NORWAY; PHAEOCYSTIS POUCHETII; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

FOOD WEB; MESOCOSM; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

NORWAY;

CALANUS FINMARCHICUS;

EID: 0034025243     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/22.3.569     Document Type: Article

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