Changes in zooplankton diversity and distribution pattern under varying precipitation regimes in a southern temperate estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 341-347

  Primo, Ana Lígia ^a   Azeiteiro, Ulisses Miranda ^a   Marques, Sónia Cotrim ^a   Martinho, Filipe ^a   Pardal, Miguel Ângelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

diversity; Mondego estuary (Portugal); precipitation regime; zooplankton community

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER FLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ACARTIA TONSA; COPEPODA; PENILIA AVIROSTRIS;

EID: 61549094342     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.01.019     Document Type: Article

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