Spatio-temporal variability of small copepods (especially Oithona plumifera) in shallow nearshore waters off the south coast of South Africa

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 711-720

  Porri, Francesca ^a   McQuaid, Christopher D ^a   Froneman, William P ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

inshore pelagic food web; Kenton on Sea; Oithona plumifera; Oithona spp; patchiness; small copepods; South Africa; spatio temporal variability; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CRUSTACEAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; PATCHINESS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; KENTON ON SEA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

COPEPODA; OITHONA; OITHONA PLUMIFERA;

EID: 34147133297     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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