Salp distribution and grazing in a saline intrusion off NW Spain

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Huskin, Iñaki ^a   Elices, Ma José ^a   Anadón, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Galicia; Grazing; Gut content; NW Spain; Saline intrusion; Salp distribution; Salpa fusiformis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

SALP DISTRIBUTION;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

GRAZING; SALINE INTRUSION; STOMACH CONTENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

GALICIA; SPAIN;

CYCLOSALPA; CYCLOSALPA BAKERI; IASIS ZONARIA; SALPA; SALPA FUSIFORMIS; THALIA DEMOCRATICA;

EID: 0042286759     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(03)00061-7     Document Type: Article

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