Annual variations in the occurence of the scyphomedusa Aurelia aurita population in Uwa Sea, western Shikoku, and their predation impact on mesozooplankton

Bulletin of the Plankton Society of Japan

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-41

  Aoyama, Masashi ^a   Uye, Shin Ichi ^a   Takeoka, Hidetaka ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aurelia aurita; Biomass; Mesozooplankton; Predation impact; Uwa Sea

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; SHIKOKU; WORLD;

AURELIA AURITA; COPEPODA; HYDROIDA;

EID: 17044430661     PISSN: 03878961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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