Seasonal abundance and vertical distribution of siphonophores in western Norwegian fjords

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 951-962

  Hosia, Aino ^a   Båmstedt, Ulf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COEXISTENCE; DOMINANCE; FJORD; INVERTEBRATE; MIGRATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING; SEASONALITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FANAFJORDEN; FINNMARK; HORDALAND; KORSFJORDEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

AGALMATIDAE; DIMOPHYES ARCTICA; LENSIA CONOIDEA; NANOMIA CARA; PERIPHYLLA PERIPHYLLA; SIPHONOPHORA (HYDROZOANS);

EID: 49449098972     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn045     Document Type: Article

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