Trophic ecology of zooplankton at a frontal transition zone: Fatty acid signatures at the subtropical convergence, Southern Ocean

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 491-505

  Richoux, Nicole B ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

diet; euphausiids; food web; plankton studies; regional variations

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; DIET; FATTY ACID; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD WEB; HERBIVORY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE; TAXONOMY; TRANSITION ZONE; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EUPHAUSIIDAE; THEMISTO GAUDICHAUDII;

EID: 79551717985     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq132     Document Type: Article

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