Influence of the Columbia River plume (USA) on the vertical and horizontal distribution of mesozooplankton over the Washington and Oregon shelf

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 477-483

  Peterson, Jay O ^a   Peterson, William T ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fronts; Laser optical plankton counter (LOPC); Northeast Pacific; River plume; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CONTINENTAL SHELF; RIVER PLUME; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

COLUMBIA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON SHELF; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 44649097522     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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