Life history, biomass and production of two planktonic cyclopoid copepods in a shallow subtropical reservoir

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 909-923

  Melão, Maria Da Graça Gama ^a   Rocha, Odete ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; LIFE HISTORY; RESERVOIR; ZOOPLANKTON;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; LAGOA; MESOCYCLOPS; MESOCYCLOPS LONGISETUS; TROPOCYCLOPS PRASINUS;

EID: 4043156373     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbh080     Document Type: Article

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