Mesoscale distribution of zooplankton biomass in the northeast Atlantic Ocean determined with an Optical Plankton Counter: Relationships with environmental structures

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1742-1756

  Labat, Jean Philippe ^a,b   Gasparini, Stephane ^a,b   Mousseau, Laure ^a,b   Prieur, Louis ^a,b   Boutoute, Marc ^a,b   Mayzaud, Patrick ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass; Mesoscale eddies; Northeast Atlantic Ocean; Optical plankton counter; Pelagic environment; Size distribution; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

MESOSCALE EDDIES; NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN; OPTICAL PLANKTON COUNTER; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; OCEAN HABITATS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTICAL RECORDING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; CRUSTACEAN; DIEL VARIATION; GYRE; MESOSCALE EDDY; OPTICAL METHOD; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

CLAUSOCALANUS; COPEPODA; OITHONA; PARACALANUS;

EID: 67949111046     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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