Temporal and vertical distributions of three appendicularian species (Tunicata) in Conception Bay, Newfoundland

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 969-979

  Choe, Nami ^a   Deibel, Don ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INVERTEBRATE; NICHE; SALINITY; SYMPATRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMOCLINE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; CONCEPTION BAY; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; FRITILLARIA (APPENDICULARIAN); FRITILLARIA BOREALIS; OIKOPLEURA VANHOEFFENI; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 54349125575     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn064     Document Type: Article

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