Zooplankton distributions and transport across the northeastern tidal front of Georges Bank

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 23-24, 2006, Pages 2570-2596

  Wishner, Karen F ^a   Outram, Dawn M ^a   Ullman, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Calanus finmarchicus; Copepod; Larvae; Meroplankton; Tidal front; Zooplankton distribution

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TIDES;

CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; COPEPODS; LARVAE; MEROPLANKTON; TIDAL FRONTS; ZOOPLANKTON DISTRIBUTION;

BIODIVERSITY;

CRUSTACEAN; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGES BANK;

ANIMALIA; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; COPEPODA;

EID: 33845206648     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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