Oceanographic conditions off Gorgona Island, eastern tropical Pacific of Colombia;Condiciones oceanográficas en isla Gorgona, Pacífico oriental tropical de Colombia

Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-128

  Giraldo, Alan ^a   Rodríguez Rubio, Efraín ^b   Zapata, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^b Centro Control Contaminación del Pacífico   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombia; Eastern Tropical Pacific; Gorgona Island; Oceanography; Salinity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 54249096138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0718560X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3856/vol36-issue1-fulltext-12     Document Type: Article

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