The zooplankton community in Egyptian Mediterranean waters: A review

Acta Adriatica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-206

  Zakaria, Howaida Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Community composition; Eastern Mediterranean; Egyptian waters; Standing crop; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CANAL; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DAM; EMIGRATION; FERTILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; ZOOPLANKTON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AMPHIPODA; CHAETOGNATHA; COPEPODA; HYDROMEDUSA;

EID: 33846285425     PISSN: 00015113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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