The autumn mesozooplankton community at South Georgia: Biomass, population structure and vertical distribution

Polar Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 950-962

  Ward, Peter ^a   Shreeve, Rachael ^a   Tarling, Geraint A ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEEP WATER; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SURFACE WATER; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SOUTH GEORGIA;

CALANOIDA; CALANOIDES ACUTUS; CALANUS SIMILLIMUS; EUPHAUSIIDAE; RHINCALANUS GIGAS; THYSANOESSA;

EID: 33749331216     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-006-0136-3     Document Type: Article

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