The seasonal abundance and production of Oithona nana (Copepoda:Cyclopoida) in Southampton Water

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1055-1065

  Williams, J A ^a   Muxagata, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; ESTUARINE ORGANISM; PLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAMPSHIRE; SOUTHAMPTON WATER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACARTIA; CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; OITHONA; OITHONA NANA;

EID: 33750466156     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbl039     Document Type: Article

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