Variations of zooplankton metabolism and feeding in the frontal area of the Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean) in winter

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-189

  Gaudy, Raymond ^a   Youssara, Faiçal ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Alboran sea; Feeding; Front; Metabolism; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; METABOLISM; OCEANIC FRONT; ZOOPLANKTON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA;

EID: 0038034408     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(02)00005-1     Document Type: Article

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