Variability in fatty acids of two marine copepods upon changing food supply in the coastal upwelling zone off Chile: Importance of the picoplankton and nanoplankton fractions

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 301-313

  Escribano, Ruben ^a   Pérez, Claudia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chilean coast; Copepods; Fatty acids; Food supply; Trophic marker; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CARBON CYCLE; DIET; FATTY ACID; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PLANKTON; UPWELLING;

ACARTIA TONSA; CENTROPAGES BRACHIATUS; COPEPODA;

EID: 77953609201     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531540999083X     Document Type: Article

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