Overview of biological and chemical conditions on the Flemish Cap with comparisons of the Grand Banks shelf and slope waters during 1996-2003

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 37, Issue , 2005, Pages 29-45

  Maillet, G L ^a   Pepin, P ^a   Craig, J D C ^a   Fraser, S ^a   Lane, D ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological and chemical conditions; Biological oceanography; Flemish Cap; Grand Banks

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SHALLOW WATER; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLEMISH CAP; GRAND BANKS;

CALANOIDA; COPEPODA;

EID: 45249098461     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v37.m561     Document Type: Conference Paper

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