Spring mesozooplankton communities in the epipelagic Ionian Sea in relation to the Eastern Mediterranean Transient

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Mazzocchi, M G ^a   Nervegna, D ^a   D'Elia, G ^a   Di Capua, I ^a   Aguzzi, L ^b   Boldrin, A ^c  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b ARPA Lazio   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copepods; Distribution; Food webs; Mediterranean Sea; Mesozooplankton

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0346275096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001640     Document Type: Article

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