Size paradigms in copepod communities: A re-examination

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 453-454, Issue , 2001, Pages 133-141

  Hopcroft, R R ^a,b,c,d   Roff, J C ^c   Chavez, F P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Copepod; Sampling bias; Size spectra; Small copepods

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; TROPICS;

PARADIGMS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

COPEPODA;

EID: 0035877859     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013167917679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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