Biological properties across the Tasman Front off southeast Australia

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1438-1455

  Baird, Mark E ^a   Timko, Patrick G ^a   Middleton, Jason H ^a   Mullaney, Thomas J ^a   Cox, Deborah R ^a   Suthers, Iain M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass size spectrum; Coral Sea; East Australian Current; Low salinity intrusion; Optical plankton counter; Tasman Sea

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS SIZE SPECTRUM; CORAL SEA; EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; LOW-SALINITY INTRUSION; OPTICAL PLANKTON COUNTER; TASMAN SEA;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; FRONTAL FEATURE; OCEANIC CURRENT; OCEANIC FRONT; PARTICULATE MATTER; SALINITY;

CAPE HATTERAS; CORAL SEA; HATTERAS ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMAN SEA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 53149103550     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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