Depth-related pattern in nematode size: What does the depth itself really mean?

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-23

  Udalov, A A ^a   Azovsky, A I ^b   Mokievsky, V O ^a  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Depth related patterns; Food supply; Global distribution patterns; Individual size; Nematoda; Sampling and size determination techniques

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORRELATION METHODS; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD SUPPLY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS; SIZE DETERMINATION; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

DEPTH-RELATED PATTERNS; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; INDIVIDUAL SIZE; NEMATODA; SAMPLING AND SIZE DETERMINATION TECHNIQUES;

OCEAN HABITATS;

BODY SIZE; DEPTH; NEMATODE;

NEMATODA;

EID: 24344485530     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2005.02.020     Document Type: Review

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