Patterns in tintinnid species composition and abundance in relation to hydrological conditions of the southwestern Atlantic during austral spring

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-101

  Thompson, Gustavo A ^a   Alder, Viviana A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Brazil Malvinas Confluence; Key species; Southwestern Atlantic; Tintinnid

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOSTOMELLA NORVEGICA; CODONELLOPSIS GAUSSI; CONVALLARIA; CYMATOCYLIS; CYMATOCYLIS CONVALLARIA; TINTINNIDA;

EID: 23744461117     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame040085     Document Type: Article

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