Biological response to iron fertilization in the eastern equatorial Pacific (IronEx II). II. Mesozooplankton abundance, biomass, depth distribution and grazing

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 201, Issue , 2000, Pages 43-56

  Rollwagen Bollens, G C ^a   Landry, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Biomass; Community structure; Gut pigment; Vertical migration

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRAZING; IRON; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

(EQUATORIAL EAST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034625846     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps201043     Document Type: Article

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