Population structure and abundance of zooplankton along the Krka river estuary in spring 2006

Acta Adriatica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-58

  Vidjak, Olja ^a   Bojanić, Natalia ^a   Kušpilić, Grozdan ^a   Grbec, Branka ^a   Gladan, Živana Ninčevič ^a   Matijević, Slavica ^a   Brautović, Igor ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUBROVNIK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Copepods; Krka estuary; Tintinnids; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ESTUARY; FISHING GEAR; MESH SIZE; ORGANIC MATTER; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPRING (SEASON); ZOOPLANKTON;

CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; KRKA ESTUARY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; FAVELLA EHRENBERGII; MOLLUSCA; OITHONA NANA; TINTINNIDA; TINTINNOPSIS CAMPANULA;

EID: 70649093098     PISSN: 00015113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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