Acoustic backscatter and copepod secondary production across the Subtropical Front to the east of New Zealand

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  McClatchie, S ^a   Macaulay, G J ^a   Coombs, R F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Backscatter; MVBS; New Zealand; Subtropical front

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; BACKSCATTER; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

COPEPODA;

EID: 2642578506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000751     Document Type: Article

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