Analysis and interpretation of recurrent spatio-temporal patterns in zooplankton dynamics: A case study on Noctiluca scintillans (Dinophyceae) in the German Bight (North Sea)

Marine Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-73

  Fock, H O ^a,b   Greve, W ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; FOOD WEB; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; ZOOPLANKTON;

NORTH SEA;

CHAETOGNATHA; COPEPODA; DINOPHYCEAE; HYDROZOA; LIZZIA BLONDINA; NOCTILUCA SCINTILLANS; PLEUROBRACHIA PILEUS; RATHKEA OCTOPUNCTATA; SAGITTA;

EID: 0036940434     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270100685     Document Type: Article

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