Spatial and inter-decadal variability in plankton abundance and composition in the Northwest Atlantic (1958-2006)

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1633-1648

  Head, Erica J H ^a   Pepin, Pierre ^b  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

inter decadal change; Northwest Atlantic; Phytoplankton; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CRUSTACEAN; DECADAL VARIATION; DEEP SEA; GYRE; PHYTOPLANKTON; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; SCOTIA SHELF;

CALANUS; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; CALANUS GLACIALIS; CALANUS HYPERBOREUS;

EID: 78149419103     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq090     Document Type: Article

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