Spatial distribution of zooplankton size spectra on the French continental shelf of the Bay of Biscay during spring 2000 and 2001

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Sourisseau, Marc ^a,b,c   Carlotti, François ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^d STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 33745828253     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003063     Document Type: Review

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