From seasonal to decadal inter-annual variability of mesozooplankton biomass in the Northern Adriatic Sea (Gulf of Trieste)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 490-504

  Kamburska, Lyudmila ^a   Fonda Umani, Serena ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon and nitrogen content; Decadal variability; Dry weight; Inter annual; Mesozooplankton; NE Mediterranean; Northern Adriatic; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

CARBON AND NITROGEN CONTENT; DECADAL VARIABILITY; DRY WEIGHT; INTER-ANNUAL; MESOZOOPLANKTON; NE MEDITERRANEAN; NORTHERN ADRIATIC; SEASONAL;

ALGAE CONTROL; ARCTIC ENGINEERING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON; TIME SERIES;

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONE; CRUSTACEAN; DECADAL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ADRIATIC SEA; GULF OF TRIESTE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

COPEPODA;

EID: 70449528671     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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