Productivity, trophic levels and size spectra of zooplankton in northern Norwegian shelf regions

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 21-22, 2009, Pages 1934-1944

  Zhou, Meng ^a,b   Tande, Kurt S ^c   Zhu, Yiwu ^a   Basedow, Sünnje ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biomass spectrum; Fisheries; Norwegian shelf; Plankton community; Trophic levels; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS SPECTRUM; NORWEGIAN SHELF; PLANKTON COMMUNITY; TROPHIC LEVELS; ZOOPLANKTON;

BIOMASS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; FISHERIES; OCEAN HABITATS; OPTICAL CONDUCTIVITY; PRODUCTIVITY; WATER ANALYSIS;

ECOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE INDEX; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DATA ACQUISITION; DOMINANCE; FISHERY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN MARGIN [NORWEGIAN SEA]; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 70349286551     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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