Seasonal patterns in plankton communities in pluriannual time series at a coastal Mediterranean site (Gulf of Naples): An attempt to discern recurrences and trends;Patrones estacionales en las comunidades planctónicas en una serie temporal plurianual en una localidad costera del Mediterráneo (Golfo de Nápoles): un intento de discernir recurrencias y tendencias

Scientia Marina

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL 1, 2004, Pages 65-83

  Ribera d'Alcala M ^a   Conversano, F ^a   Corato, F ^a   Licandro, P ^a   Mangoni, O ^a   Marino, D ^a   Mazzocchi, M G ^a   Modigh, M ^a   Montresor, M ^a   Nardella, M ^a   Saggiomo, V ^a   Sarno, D ^a   Zingone, A ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Long term series; Mediterranean Sea; Mesozooplankton; Phytoplankton; Seasonal cycle

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; TREND ANALYSIS;

GULF OF NAPLES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CILIOPHORA; COCCOIDEA; COPEPODA;

EID: 3042833614     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2004.68s165     Document Type: Article

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