Three-dimensional structure of a swarm of the salp Thalia democratica within a cold-core eddy off southeast Australia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Everett, J D ^a,b   Baird, M E ^b,c   Suthers, I 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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE;

AUSTRAL SPRING; FLUORESCENCE MAXIMA; NUTRICLINE; OPTICAL PLANKTON COUNTER; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SALP SWARMS; SHELF WATERS; SOUTHEAST AUSTRALIA; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS; ZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITIES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; EDDY; FILTER FEEDER; FLUORESCENCE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SWARMING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UPWELLING; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

AUSTRALIA; EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

SALPIDA; THALIA DEMOCRATICA;

EID: 84855431720     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007310     Document Type: Article

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