Zooplankton taxonomic and size diversity in Mediterranean coastal lagoons (NE Iberian Peninsula): Influence of hydrology, nutrient composition, food resource availability and predation

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 335-346

  Badosa, Anna ^a   Boix, Dani ^a   Brucet, Sandra ^a   López Flores, Rocío ^a   Gascón, Stéphanie ^a   Quintana, Xavier D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Baix Ter Wetlands; food resource availability; La Pletera salt marshes; Mediterranean coastal lagoons; predation; size diversity; Spain; taxonomic diversity; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COASTAL LAGOON; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HYDROLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PREDATION; TAXONOMY; ZOOPLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PISCES;

EID: 33845565769     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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