Distribution of the cyanophyte Trichodesmium (Oscillatoriaceae) in the eastern Caribbean Sea: Influence of the Orinoco River

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 48, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 115-124

  Navarro, Ana ^a   Corredor, Jorge E ^b   Morell, Julio ^b   Armstrong, Roy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Caribbean Sea; Cyanophytes; Orinoco River; Time series station; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVER;

CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVERS; SEAWATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0003591814     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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