Summer mesozooplankton distribution in coastal waters of central Greece (eastern Mediterranean). I. Hydrology and group composition

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 755-764

  Ramfos, Alexis ^a   Somarakis, Stylianos ^a   Koutsikopoulos, Constantin ^a   Fragopoulu, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HYDROLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

CHAETOGNATHA; COPEPODA; PENILIA AVIROSTRIS;

EID: 22944483456     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405011665     Document Type: Article

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