Changes in the mesozooplankton community associated with the hydrography off the northwestern Iberian Peninsula

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 799-810

  Blanco Bercial, Leocadio ^a   Álvarez Marqués, Florentina ^a   Cabal, Jesús A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iberian Peninsula; mesozooplankton community; poleward current; upwelling

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; HYDROGRAPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE; UPWELLING; ZOOPLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646840659     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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