Surface patterns of zooplankton spatial variability detected by high frequency sampling in the NW Mediterranean. Role of density fronts

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 271-282

  Molinero, Juan Carlos ^a   Ibanez, Frédéric ^b   Souissi, Sami ^a   Bosc, Emmanuel ^c   Nival, Paul ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copepods; High frequency sampling; Krill larvae; Ligurian front; Northwestern Mediterranean; Salps; Spatial structure

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MARINE BIOLOGY; SAMPLING; WATER;

COPEPOD SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; HIGH FREQUENCY SAMPLING; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; WATER MASSES;

ANIMALS;

ALGAL BLOOM; CRUSTACEAN; DENSITY FRONT; DETECTION METHOD; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SAMPLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ACARTIA; ALGAE; CALANUS HELGOLANDICUS; CENTROPAGES TYPICUS; COPEPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIACEA; OITHONA; ONCAEA; SALPIDA;

EID: 36549041098     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.11.023     Document Type: Article

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