Dynamic patterns of zooplankton transport and migration in Catuama Inlet (Pernambuco, Brazil), with emphasis on the decapod crustacean larvae

Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-113

  Schwamborn, Ralf ^a   De Melo Jr , Mauro ^a   Leitão, Sigrid Neumann ^a   Ekau, Werner ^b   Paranaguá, Maryse Nogueira ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ADCP; Decapod larvae; Estuarine coastal flows; High resolution 3D transport model; Vertical migration; Zooplankton transport

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; CARIDEA; CATUAMA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORCELLANIDAE; SERGESTIDAE; UPOGEBIIDAE;

EID: 54249110004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0718560X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3856/vol36-issue1-fulltext-10     Document Type: Article

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