From monsoons to mantas: Seasonal distribution of Manta alfredi in the Maldives

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-113

  Anderson, R Charles ^a   Adam, M Shiham ^b   Goes, Joaquim I ^c  

^a Manta Marine Pvt Ltd   (Maldives)

^b Marine Research Center Male   (Maldives)

^c BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Indian Ocean; Island mass effect; Maldives; Manta ray; Mesopelagic boundary community; Migration; Monsoon; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; ATOLL; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; MIGRATORY POPULATION; MONSOON; MOVEMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

MALDIVES;

ALGAE; MANTA ALFREDI; MOBULINAE;

EID: 79751507775     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2011.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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