Distribution and diversity of open-ocean, near-bottom macroplankton in the western Mediterranean: Analysis at different spatio-temporal scales

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1485-1498

  Cartes, Joan E ^a   Fanelli, Emanuela ^a   Papiol, Vanesa ^a   Zucca, Leda ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deep sea; Distribution; Diversity; Hyperbenthos; Macroplankton; Near bottom; Open ocean; Spatio temporal changes; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA; DISTRIBUTION; DIVERSITY; HYPERBENTHOS; MACROPLANKTON; NEAR-BOTTOM; OPEN-OCEAN; SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHANGES; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COASTAL ZONES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ABUNDANCE; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CRUSTACEAN; DEEP SEA; FINFISH; INTERMEDIATE WATER; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OPEN OCEAN; PLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; THERMOCLINE; WATER COLUMN;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; CATALONIA; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST); SPAIN;

CALANUS HELGOLANDICUS; COPEPODA; CYCLOTHONE BRAUERI; EUPHAUSIA KROHNI; EUPHAUSIIDAE; MEGANYCTIPHANES NORVEGICA; NEMATOSCELIS MEGALOPS;

EID: 77957773051     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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