Trophic modeling of eastern boundary current systems: A review and prospectus for solving the “Peruvian Puzzle”

Revista Peruana de Biologia

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-100

  Taylor, Marc H ^a   Wolff, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eastern Boundary Current Systems; Per ; Small pelagic fish; Trophic modeling; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007308821     PISSN: 15610837     EISSN: 17279933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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