Abundance and distribution of nanoplankton in the epipelagic subtropical/tropical open Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1535-1549

  Paffenhofer G A ^a   Tzeng, M ^a   Hristov, R ^a   Smith, C L ^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

ABUNDANCE; AUTOTROPHY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HETEROTROPHY; METABOLISM; NANOPLANKTON; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; DINOPHYCEAE; PARACALANUS; PARACALANUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 0348252222     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbg106     Document Type: Article

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