Spatial and temporal distribution of harpacticoid copepods in Mondego estuary

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1279-1290

  Goncalves A M M ^a   De Troch, M ^b   Marques, S C ^a   Pardal, M A ^a   Azeiteiro, U M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

estuary; Harpacticoida seasonal and spatial variation; hydrological parameters

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; CRUSTACEAN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER COLUMN;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL;

CANUELLA; COPEPODA; ECTINOSOMA; ECTINOSOMA MELANICEPS; EUTERPINA ACUTIFRONS; HARPACTICOIDA; HARPACTICUS; LEPTOCARIS BREVICORNIS; MACROSETELLA GRACILIS; MESOCHRA; MICROSETELLA; MICROSETELLA NORVEGICA; PARALEPTASTACUS; PARAPSEUDOLEPTOMESOCHRA; PARONYCHOCAMPTUS NANUS; PHYLLOGNATHOPUS VIGUIERI; TACHIDIUS DISCIPES;

EID: 77958503802     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531541000041X     Document Type: Article

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