Seasonal abundance and vertical distribution of mesopelagic calycophoran siphonophores in Monterey Bay, CA

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1139-1153

  Silguero, J M B ^b   Robison, B H ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MIGRATION PATTERN; NANOMIA BIJUGA; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONALITY; UNITED STATES;

EL NINO; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONALITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CHUNIPHYES MULTIDENTATA; CONOIDEA; LENSIA CONOIDEA; NANOMIA BIJUGA; SIPHONOPHORA (HYDROZOANS);

EID: 0034120231     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/22.6.1139     Document Type: Article

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