The sub-Antarctic euthecosome pteropod, Limacina retroversa: Distribution patterns and trophic role

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 582-598

  Bernard, K S ^a,b   Froneman, P W ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATION NETWORK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Distribution patterns; Euthecosome; Grazing impact; Limacina; Ocean acidification; Polar Frontal Zone; Population dynamics; Pteropod; Retroversa; Southern Ocean; Sub Antarctic; Thecosome; Trophic importance

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; ATMOSPHERICS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SURVEYS;

DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; EUTHECOSOME; GRAZING IMPACT; LIMACINA; OCEAN ACIDIFICATION; POLAR FRONTAL ZONE; PTEROPOD; RETROVERSA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SUB-ANTARCTIC; THECOSOME; TROPHIC IMPORTANCE;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

ACIDIFICATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; GRAZING; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; POLAR FRONT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SIZE STRUCTURE; SNAIL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING; TROPHIC STATUS; ZOOPLANKTON;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

CALANUS; CLAUSOCALANUS; COPEPODA; CTENOCALANUS; LIMACINA; LIMACINA RETROVERSA; OITHONA SIMILIS; PTEROPODA;

EID: 61549110195     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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