Factors influencing the abundance of deep pelagic bioluminescent zooplankton in the Mediterranean Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1474-1484

  Craig, Jessica ^a   Jamieson, Alan J ^a   Hutson, Rory ^b   Zuur, Alain F ^c   Priede, Imants G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Highland Statistics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioluminescent zooplankton; Chlorophyll a; Cold water coral; Deep sea; GAM; Mediterranean; Mud volcano; Pelagic zooplankton; Seamount

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENT ZOOPLANKTON; CHLOROPHYLL A; COLD-WATER CORALS; DEEP SEA; GAM; MEDITERRANEAN; MUD VOLCANOES; PELAGIC ZOOPLANKTON; SEAMOUNT;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHLOROPHYLL; OCEAN HABITATS; PORPHYRINS; SEAWATER; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

VOLCANOES;

ABUNDANCE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHLOROPHYLL A; COLD WATER; CORAL; DEEP SEA; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; MUD VOLCANO; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE MOTION; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAMOUNT; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER COLUMN; ZOOPLANKTON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF SICILY;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77957809830     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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