Zooplankton distribution in the eutrophic Kingston Harbour, Jamaica

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 343-359

  Dunbar, Francine N ^a   Webber, Mona K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; EUTROPHICATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA; KINGSTON HARBOUR;

ACARTIA; ACARTIA TONSA; ANIMALIA; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LUCIFER FAXONI; LUCIFERIDAE; PARACALANUS; PARACALANUS CRASSIROSTRIS; PENILIA AVIROSTRIS; TEMORA TURBINATA;

EID: 1142293790     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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