Seasonal and spatial variations in mesozooplankton biomass in the northern gulf of aqaba

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-92

  Al Najjar, Tariq ^a  

^a Marine Science Station   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Biomass; Gulf of Aqaba; Jordan; Middle East; Red Sea; Scorpiones; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; WORLD;

EID: 18944373834     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2005.10638087     Document Type: Article

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