Spatial and temporal variability in factors affecting mesozooplankton dynamics in Chesapeake Bay: Evidence from biomass size spectra

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1 I, 2006, Pages 131-141

  Kimmel, David G ^a   Roman, Michael R ^a   Zhang, Xinsheng ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; LIMITING FACTOR; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; ZOOPLANKTON;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32944470240     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.1.0131     Document Type: Article

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