Variability of epipelagic macrozooplankton/micronekton community structure in the NW Weddell Sea, Antarctica (1995-1996)

Marine Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 345-360

  Fisher, E C ^a   Kaufmann, R S ^b   Smith Jr , K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICRONEKTON; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

COPEPODA; EUPHAUSIA; EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA; OPHTHALMAPSEUDES; SALPA; THALIACEA; THYSANOESSA; THYSANOESSA MACRURA;

EID: 1242344722     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-003-1177-6     Document Type: Article

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