Horizontal distribution of tintinnids in the open waters of the South Adriatic (Eastern Mediterranean)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-88

  Kršinić, Frano ^a,b   Grbec, Branka ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

^b Laboratory of Plankton Ecology   (Croatia)

^c Laboratory of Physical Oceanography   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Ciliates; Distribution; Tintinnids

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; OPEN WATER; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CILIOPHORA; CODONELLA; DICTYOCYSTA; PARUNDELLA; TINTINNIDA; UNDELLA;

EID: 33646583150     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 02148358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2006.70n177     Document Type: Article

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