Biovolume spectrum theories applied: Spatial patterns of trophic levels within a mesozooplankton community at the polar front

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1105-1119

  Basedow, Sünnje L ^a   Tande, Kurt S ^a,b   Zhou, Meng ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CRUSTACEAN; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLAR FRONT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA;

ALGAE; CALANUS; CIRRIPEDIA; THORACICA;

EID: 77956032965     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbp110     Document Type: Article

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