Observations on the ecology of pleurobrachia pileus (ctenophora) in the southern benguela ecosystem

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 253-261

  Gibbons, M J ^a   Buecher, E ^a,b   Thibault Botha, D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

FEEDING IMPACT; PLEUROBRACHIA PILEUS; POPULATION SIZE STRUCTURE; SOUTH AFRICA; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION AND MIGRATION

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLEARANCE RATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; SIZE STRUCTURE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT;

ANIMALIA; BEROE; COELENTERATA; INVERTEBRATA; PLEUROBRACHIA; PLEUROBRACHIA PILEUS;

EID: 0348155751     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320309504014     Document Type: Article

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