Abundance, composition, and development of zooplankton in the Subarctic Iceland Sea in 2006, 2007, and 2008

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1263-1276

  Gislason, Astthor ^a   Silva, Teresa ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Iceland Sea; seasonal variability; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CHLOROPHYLL A; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELF BREAK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBARCTIC REGION; SURFACE WATER; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ICELAND SHELF;

ACARTIA; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; COPEPODA; EUPHAUSIACEA; EUPHAUSIIDAE; PSEUDOCALANUS; TEMORA LONGICORNIS; THEMISTO ABYSSORUM; THYSANOESSA LONGICAUDATA;

EID: 84865495071     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss070     Document Type: Article

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