Trophodynamics and life-cycle strategies of the copepods Temora longicornis and Acartia longiremis in the Central Baltic Sea

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 595-609

  Peters, Janna ^a,b   Dutz, Jörg ^c   Hagen, Wilhelm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acartia longiremis; Baltic Sea; fatty acid markers; life cycle strategies; overwintering; Temora longicornis; trophic niches

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FATTY ACID; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OMNIVORY; OVERWINTERING; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 84877257185     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbt004     Document Type: Article

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