Chemical composition of phytoplankton and Particulate Organic Matter in the Ría de Vigo (NW Spain)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-271

  Rios A F ^a   Fraga, F ^a   Perez F F ^a   Figueiras, F G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochemical composition; Biovolume; Carbohydrate; Carbon; Chlorophyll; Elemental composition; Lipids; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Phytoplankton; Protein; Silica

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001378525     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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