Physical and biochemical properties of the euphausiids Thysanoessa inermis, Thysanoessa raschii, and Thysanoessa longipes in the eastern Bering Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 65-70, Issue , 2012, Pages 173-183

  Harvey, H Rodger ^a   Pleuthner, Rachel L ^a   Lessard, Evelyn J ^b   Bernhardt, Megan J ^b   Tracy Shaw, C ^c  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Energy content; Euphausiid; Krill; Length weight; Lipid

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRIC RELATIONSHIP; BERING SEA; BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CARBON BUDGETS; CRITICAL COMPONENT; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; ENERGY CONTENT; ENERGY INPUTS; EUPHAUSIID; FOOD WEBS; INTEGRAL PART; KRILL; LENGTH-WEIGHT; LIPID CONCENTRATION; LIPID CONTENT; MULTIPLE SPECIES; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROXIMATE COMPOSITIONS; SIZE CLASS; STUDY AREAS; TROPHIC LEVEL; WET AND DRY;

ECOLOGY; LIPIDS;

CARBON;

ALLOMETRY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON BUDGET; CRUSTACEAN; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENERGY FLOW; FOOD WEB; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; LIPID; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NATIVE SPECIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC LEVEL; WEIGHT; ZOOPLANKTON;

BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EUPHAUSIACEA; EUPHAUSIIDAE; THYSANOESSA INERMIS; THYSANOESSA LONGIPES; THYSANOESSA RASCHI;

EID: 84861571846     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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