Monsoon-forced distribution and assemblages of appendicularians in the northwestern coastal waters of South China Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-153

  Li, Kai Z ^a   Yin, Jian Q ^a   Huang, Liang M ^a   Lian, Shu M ^a   Zhang, Jian L ^a   Liu, Cheng G ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Abundance; Appendicularians; Community; Distribution; Monsoon; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL WATER; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MONSOON; PLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SALINITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; LEIZHOU PENINSULA; PACIFIC OCEAN; QIONGZHOU STRAIT; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

APPENDICULARIA (CLASS); OIKOPLEURA FUSIFORMIS; OIKOPLEURA LONGICAUDA; OIKOPLEURA RUFESCENS; OIKOPLEURIDAE;

EID: 77955557625     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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