Plankton distribution and ocean dispersal

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1008-1016

  McManus, Margaret Anne ^a   Woodson, C Brock ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Persistent front; Plankton distribution; Thin layer

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SPECIES; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON; SEA; WATER FLOW;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; OCEANS AND SEAS; PLANKTON; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84858695993     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.059014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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