Does the study of microzooplankton community size structure effectively define their dynamics? Investigation in the Bay of Biscay (France)

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1104-1118

  Marquis, Elise ^a   Niquil, Nathalie ^a   Dupuy, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; dynamics; microzooplankton; size structure; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; SIZE STRUCTURE; TAXONOMY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; FRANCE;

EID: 79959318011     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbr009     Document Type: Article

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