Mesozooplankton species distribution in the NW and N Iberian shelf during spring 2004: Relationship with frontal structures

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 282-297

  Cabal, Jesús ^a   González Nuevo, Gonzalo ^a   Nogueira, Enrique ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Frontal areas; Iberian Poleward Current; Mesozooplankton; Northern Iberian shelf; River plumes

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RIVERS;

IBERIAN POLEWARD CURRENT; MESOZOOPLANKTON; RIVER PLUMES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; FRONTAL FEATURE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPRING (SEASON); STRATIFICATION; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ADOUR RIVER; ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; ATLANTIC COAST [FRANCE]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; IBERIAN SHELF; MIDI-PYRENEES; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACARTIA CLAUSII; APPENDICULARIA (CLASS); CLAUSOCALANUS PERGENS; COPEPODA; FRITILLARIA (APPENDICULARIAN); NOCTILUCA SCINTILLANS; OIKOPLEURA; OITHONA HELGOLANDICA; ONCAEA MEDIA; PARACALANUS PARVUS; TEMORA LONGICORNIS;

EID: 43649107461     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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