Vertical distribution of subtropical epiplanktonic copepods

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1139-1156

  Paffenhofer G A ^a   Mazzocchi, M G ^b  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NICHE PARTITIONING; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

CALANOIDA; CALOCALANUS; CLAUSOCALANUS; CLAUSOCALANUS FURCATUS; CLAUSOCALANUS PERGENS; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; EUCALANUS; EUCALANUS HYALINUS; HALOPTILUS; HALOPTILUS LONGICORNIS; HARPACTICOIDA; MECYNOCERA; OITHONA; ONCAEA; POECILOSTOMATOIDA;

EID: 0042285944     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/25.9.1139     Document Type: Article

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