Distribution of life-history stages of the salp Thalia democratica in shelf waters during a spring bloom

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 430, Issue , 2011, Pages 49-62

  Henschke, Natasha ^a,b   Everett, Jason D ^a,b   Baird, Mark E ^b,c   Taylor, Matthew D ^a,b   Suthers, Iain M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

East Australian Current; Life cycle; Population structure; Salps; Thalia democratica; Water types; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ALGAL BLOOM; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONTINENTAL SHELF; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SALINITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UPWELLING; ZOOPLANKTON;

AUSTRALIA; EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMAN SEA;

COPEPODA; SALPIDA; THALIA DEMOCRATICA;

EID: 79957585865     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09090     Document Type: Article

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