Inter-decadal variability in zooplankton and phytoplankton abundance on the Newfoundland and Scotian shelves

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 23-26, 2007, Pages 2686-2701

  Head, E J H ^a   Sameoto, D D ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CPR; Inter decadal variability; Newfoundland Scotian shelf; Phytoplankton; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

CONTINUOUS PLANKTON RECORDER (CPR); INTER-DECADAL VARIABILITY; NEWFOUNDLAND/SCOTIAN SHELF; ZOOPLANKTON;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

ABUNDANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECADAL VARIATION; INDEX METHOD; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DECLINE; SAMPLING; WATER COLUMN; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEWFOUNDLAND SHELF; SCOTIA SHELF;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALANUS; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; CALANUS GLACIALIS; CALANUS HYPERBOREUS; CENTROPAGES HAMATUS; CENTROPAGES TYPICUS; DINOPHYCEAE; EUPHAUSIIDAE; METRIDIA LONGA; METRIDIA LUCENS; OITHONA;

EID: 36749041284     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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