Microzooplankton dynamics during the development of the spring bloom in the north-east Atlantic

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 741-753

  Fileman, E S ^a   Leakey, R J G ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRAZING; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

CILIOPHORA; DINOPHYCEAE; METAZOA; PROTOZOA; TINTINNIDA;

EID: 22944482801     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405011653     Document Type: Article

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