Seasonal change of community structure and size spectra of zooplankton in the Kaw River estuary (French Guiana)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-61

  Lam Hoai, T ^a   Guiral, D ^b   Rougier, C ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

community structures; equatorial estuary; French Guiana; seasonal and tidal variability; South America; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MANGROVE; PLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AMAZON RIVER; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FRENCH GUIANA; KAW ESTUARY; SOUTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA; CHAETOGNATHA; COPEPODA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; ROTIFERA; TINTINNIDA;

EID: 33646863041     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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