Growth, production and productivity of the Arctic sympagic amphipod Gammarus wilkitzkii

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 193, Issue , 2000, Pages 109-116

  Poltermann, M ^a,b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Gammarus wilkitzkii; Growth; Overall growth performance; P(s) B ratio; Sea ice; Sympagic amphipod

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY;

ARCTIC;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS WILKITZKII; INVERTEBRATA; MALACOSTRACA;

EID: 0034723905     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps193109     Document Type: Article

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