Vertical distribution of mesozooplankton in the coastal Canadian Beaufort Sea in summer

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-35

  Walkusz, Wojciech ^a,b   Williams, William J ^c   Kwasniewski, Slawomir ^b  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beaufort Sea; Canadian Arctic; Mackenzie River; Plume; Vertical distribution; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BEAUFORT SEA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; PLUME; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; ZOOPLANKTON;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

AQUACULTURE;

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; PLUME; RUNOFF; SUMMER; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; MACKENZIE RIVER [NORTHWEST TERRITORIES]; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

BIVALVIA; CALANUS GLACIALIS; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; OITHONA SIMILIS; POLYCHAETA; PSEUDOCALANUS; TRICONIA BOREALIS;

EID: 84887411009     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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