Vertical distribution and dietary preferences of deep-sea copepods (Euchaetidae and Aetideidae; Calanoida) in the vicinity of the Antarctic Polar Front

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 679-689

  Laakmann, Silke ^a   Stumpp, Meike ^a   Auel, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abundance; Aetideidae; Aetideopsis; Antarctic; Euchaeta; Euchaetidae; Fatty acid; Gaetanus; Lipid composition; Paraeuchaeta; Pareuchaeta; Partitioning; South Atlantic; Southern Ocean; Trophic biomarker; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMARKER; CRUSTACEAN; DEEP SEA; ESTER; FOOD PREFERENCE; LIPID; NICHE PARTITIONING; OMNIVORY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL MIGRATION; WAX;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

AETIDEIDAE; AETIDEOPSIS; AETIDEOPSIS MINOR; CALANIDAE; CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; EUCHAETA; EUCHAETIDAE; GAETANUS; PARAEUCHAETA; PARAEUCHAETA ANTARCTICA; PAREUCHAETA;

EID: 67349264077     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0573-2     Document Type: Article

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