Seasonal variability in plankton food web structure and trophodynamics in the neritic area of Sagami Bay, Japan

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 757-779

  Ara, Koichi ^a   Hiromi, Juro ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon flow; Plankton food web structure; Sagami Bay, Japan; Transfer efficiency; Trophodynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; HETEROTROPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; SAGAMI BAY;

COPEPODA;

EID: 70949093769     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-009-0064-2     Document Type: Article

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