Dynamic 3-dimensional structure of thin zooplankton layers is impacted by foraging fish

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 396, Issue , 2009, Pages 61-76

  Benoit Bird, Kelly J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Fish; Foraging; Multibeam echosounder; Thin plankton layer

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ECHO SOUNDER; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MULTIBEAM SONAR; PREDATION; REMOTE SENSING; TRACKING; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 72149108835     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08316     Document Type: Article

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