Interannual variation in the composition of the assemblages of medusae ctenophores in St Helena Bay, Southern Benguela ecosystem

Scientia Marina

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPLEMENT 1, 2000, Pages 123-134

  Buecher, E ^a   Gibbons, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diversity; Jellyfish; South Africa; Upwelling; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION;

SAINT HELENA BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

AGLAURA HEMISTOMA; CHRYSAORA HYSOSCELLA; CTENOPHORA; HYDROZOA; LIRIOPE TETRAPHYLLA; MITROCOMELLA MILLARDAE; PLEUROBRACHIA PILEUS;

EID: 0034456283     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2000.64s1123     Document Type: Article

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