Vertical distribution and diel migration of macrozooplankton in the St. Lawrence marine system (Canada) in relation with the cold intermediate layer thermal properties

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-21

  Harvey, Michel ^a   Galbraith, Peter S ^a   Descroix, Aurélie ^a,b  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold intermediate layer; Diel vertical migration; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Macrozooplankton

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; CNIDARIA; COLD INTERMEDIATE LAYER; COLD INTERMEDIATE LAYERS; CORE TEMPERATURE; DEEP LAYER; DIEL MIGRATION; DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATION; DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATIONS; ESTUARINE CIRCULATION; FLOW REGIMES; GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE; LAWRENCE ESTUARIES; LOWER LIMITS; MACROZOOPLANKTON; MARINE SYSTEMS; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; PHYSICAL FACTORS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; STRATIFIED SAMPLING; SURFACE LAYERS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER COLUMNS;

ANIMALS; DIGITAL VOLTMETERS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

WAVEGUIDES;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; DIEL MIGRATION; FLOW PATTERN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER COLUMN; ZOOPLANKTON;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CHAETOGNATHA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; EUPHAUSIACEA; MYSIDACEA;

EID: 68749105989     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2008.09.001     Document Type: Review

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