Modeling the interactions between the seasonal and diel migration behaviors of Calanus finmarchicus and the circulation in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-202

  Maps, Frédéric ^a   Zakardjian, Bruno A ^b   Plourde, Stéphane ^c   Saucier, François J ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^c MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic; Biological physical coupling; Calanus finmarchicus; Diel vertical migrations; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Numerical modeling; Ontogenetic migrations; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC; BIOLOGICAL-PHYSICAL COUPLING; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATIONS; GULF OF ST.-LAWRENCE; NUMERICAL MODELING; ONTOGENETIC MIGRATIONS; ZOOPLANKTON;

DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; DIEL MIGRATION; EGG PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONTOGENY; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; COPEPODA;

EID: 79960470753     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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