Species composition, biomass and vertical distribution of micronekton over the mid-slope region off southern Tasmania, Australia

Marine Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-276

  Williams, A ^a   Koslow, J A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; NEKTON; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; VERTICAL DISTIRBUTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA;

EID: 0242630918     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050246     Document Type: Article

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