Dynamics of size-fractionated phytoplankton and trophic pathways on the Scotian Shelf and at the shelf break, Northwest Atlantic

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-163

  Mousseau, Laure ^a   Legendre, Louis ^a   Fortier, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chl a biomass; Primary production; Size fractionation; Trophic pathways; Ultraplankton composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000330061     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame010149     Document Type: Article

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