Is Oithona the most important copepod in the world's oceans?

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1421-1432

  Gallienne, C P ^a   Robins, D B ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; MESH SIZE; PRODUCTIVITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

COPEPODA; INVERTEBRATA; OITHONA; ONCAEA;

EID: 0035669235     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/23.12.1421     Document Type: Article

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