Spatial distribution of copepods in surface waters of the Southeastern Taiwan Strait

Zoological Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 218-228

  Lo, Wen Tseng ^a   Hwang, Jiang Shiou ^b   Chen, Qing Chao ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c S China Sea Institute of Oceanology   (China)

Author keywords

Copepod composition; South China Sea; Spatial distribution; Taiwan Strait; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ACROCALANUS; ACROCALANUS GRACILIS; COPEPODA; FARRANULA; GIBBULA; ONCAEA; ONCAEA VENUSTA; UNDINULA VULGARIS;

EID: 4143117904     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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