Spatial patterns in zooplankton communities and stable isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) in relation to oceanographic conditions in the sub-Arctic Pacific and western Arctic regions during the summer of 2008

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 757-775

  Pomerleau, Corinne ^a   Nelson, R John ^b   Hunt, Brian P V ^c   Sastri, Akash R ^b,d   Williams, William J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; carbon; community structure; nitrogen; oceanography; stable isotopes; sub Arctic Pacific; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SUBARCTIC);

EID: 84900490343     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbt129     Document Type: Article

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