Relationships between the hydrodynamics and changes in copepod structure on the Algerian coast

Zoological Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 353-366

  Hafferssas, Aziz ^a   Seridji, Rabia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Algerian coast; Copepods; Environmental factors; Hydrography; Zooplankton biomass

Indexed keywords

ACARTIA CLAUSII; CLAUSOCALANUS; CLAUSOCALANUS ARCUICORNIS; CLAUSOCALANUS FURCATUS; COPEPODA; CORYCAEUS; CORYCAEUS OVALIS; EUCALANUS ELONGATUS; EUTERPINA ACUTIFRONS; MESOCALANUS TENUICORNIS; OITHONA HELGOLANDICA; OITHONA NANA; ONCAEA; ONCAEA MEDIA; PARACALANUS PARVUS; SCOLECITHRICELLA DENTATA; SCOLECITHRIX DANAE; SPINOCALANUS LONGICORNIS; TEMORA STYLIFERA;

EID: 79953010571     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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