Geographical variations in abundance, biomass and trophodynamic role of microzooplankton across an inshore-offshore gradient in the Inland Sea of Japan and adjacent Pacific Ocean

Plankton Biology and Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-27

  Godhantaraman, N ^a   Uye, S I ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomass; Inland Sea of Japan; Inshore offshore gradient; Microzooplankton; Production

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MICROPLANKTON; TROPHIC INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

JAPAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035073304     PISSN: 13430874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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