Effects of mesoscale physical processes on thin zooplankton layers at four sites along the west coast of the U.S.

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 575-590

  Cheriton, Olivia M ^a   McManus, Margaret A ^b   Holliday, D V ^c,d   Greenlaw, Charles F ^d   Donaghay, Percy L ^c   Cowles, Tim J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d Oregon State University ^*  (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; COASTAL ZONE; CURRENT VELOCITY; HYDROGRAPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION TYPE; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALIFORNIA; CAPE PERPETUA; EAST SOUND; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; SANTA BARBARA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 35348837785     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02841955     Document Type: Article

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