Size-fractionated mesozooplankton biomass, metabolism and grazing along a 50°N-30°S transect of the Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1301-1313

  Isla, José Alejandro ^a   Llope, Marcos ^a   Anadón, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GRAZING; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; METABOLISM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TRANSECT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

COPEPODA;

EID: 9144272769     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbh121     Document Type: Article

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