Covariability of zooplankton gradients with glider-detected density fronts in the Southern California Current System

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 79-90

  Powell, Jesse R ^a   Ohman, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic backscatter; Eastern boundary currents; Foraging behavior; Oceanic fronts; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; FLUORESCENCE; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

ACOUSTIC BACKSCATTER; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; FORAGING BEHAVIORS; OCEANIC FRONTS; ZOOPLANKTON;

PLANKTON;

EID: 84921568163     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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