Copepod carcasses: Occurrence, fate and ecological importance

Copepods: Diversity, Habitat and Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 255-277

  Tang, Kam W ^a   Elliott, David T ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

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