Spring diel vertical distribution of copepod abundances and diversity in the open Central Tyrrhenian Sea (Western Mediterranean)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 105-108, Issue , 2012, Pages 207-220

  Brugnano, C ^a   Granata, A ^a   Guglielmo, L ^a   Zagami, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copepod biodiversity; Deep sea; Depth time; Diel distribution; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; COPEPOD ABUNDANCE; COPEPOD SPECIES; COPEPODITES; DEEP SEA; DEPTH-TIME; DIEL DISTRIBUTION; DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATIONS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MESOPELAGIC; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TYRRHENIAN SEA; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

BIODIVERSITY; OCEAN HABITATS;

DIGITAL VOLTMETERS;

CRUSTACEAN; DEEP SEA; DIEL VARIATION; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; PHOTIC ZONE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

COPEPODA; CORYCAEUS FURCIFER; EUCALANUS ELONGATUS; GAETANUS; LUCICUTIA LONGISERRATA; MONACILLA TYPICA; NEOCALANUS GRACILIS; PLEUROMAMMA GRACILIS; SCOLECITHRICELLA DENTATA;

EID: 84867334132     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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