Phytoplankton ecology in the Bay of Biscay

Scientia Marina

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages 45-53

  Varela, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Cantabrian Sea; Food webs; Fronts; Phytoplankton; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

EID: 0002991022     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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