The planktonic food web of the Bizerte lagoon (south-western Mediterranean) during summer: I. Spatial distribution under different anthropogenic pressures

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-77

  Sakka Hlaili, Asma ^a   Grami, Boutheina ^a,b   Niquil, Nathalie ^b   Gosselin, Michel ^c   Hamel, Dominique ^c   Troussellier, Marc ^d   Hadj Mabrouk, Hassine ^a  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

anthropogenic pressure; Mediterranean lagoon; planktonic food web; spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; COASTAL LAGOON; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOOD WEB; GRAZING; HULL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANKTON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

AFRICA; BIZERTE; BIZERTE LAGOON; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

ACARTIA; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALANOIDA; CALANUS; CENTROPAGES; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; DINOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYSIS; EUCALANUS; EUTINTINNUS; FAVELLA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OITHONA; PARACALANUS; PROTOPERIDINIUM; PROTOZOA; STROMBIDIUM; TEMORA; TINTINNIDA; TINTINNOPSIS; TINTINNUS; TORODINIUM;

EID: 41749097871     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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