Phytoplankton and mesozooplankton distribution and composition during transects of the Azores Subtropical Front

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 4023-4034

  Head, R N ^a   Medina, G ^a   Huskin, I ^b   Anadon, R ^b   Harris, R P ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CELLS; ECOSYSTEMS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

HYDROGRAPHY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALANOIDA; CALANUS; CALOCALANUS; CLAUSOCALANUS; COPEPODA; CORYCAEUS; CTENOCALANUS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OITHONA; ONCAEA; RHIZOSOLENIA; RHIZOSOLENIA STOLTERFOTHII;

EID: 0036032427     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00140-6     Document Type: Article

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