Across-shelf predatory effect of Pleurobrachia bachei (Ctenophora) on the small-copepod community in the coastal upwelling zone off northern Chile (23° S)

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-129

  Pavez, M A ^a   Castro, L R ^a   Gonzalez H E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SIZE STRUCTURE; UPWELLING;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

COELENTERATA; COPEPODA; CTENOPHORA (COELENTERATES); PLEUROBRACHIA; PLEUROBRACHIA BACHEI;

EID: 33644895998     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi105     Document Type: Article

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