Temporal variability of diversity and biomass of tintinnids (Ciliophora) in a southwestern Atlantic temperate estuary

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1103-1111

  Barria De Cao M S ^a,b   Beigt, D ^a   Piccolo, C ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARGENTINA; BAHIA BLANCA ESTUARY; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

CILIOPHORA; TINTINNIDA;

EID: 29444439047     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi077     Document Type: Article

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