Bio-physical coupling in the formation of zooplankton and fish aggregations over abrupt topographies

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 3-20

  Genin, Amatzia ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Behavior; Canyon; Depth retention; Downwelling; Front; Seamount; Shelf break; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

DEPTH RETENTION; TOPOGRAPHY; ZOOPLANKTONS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIOPHYSICS; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; CANYON; ICHTHYOFAUNA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEAMOUNT; SHELF BREAK; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 4644252081     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2003.10.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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