The spatial and temporal development of the spring bloom during the jgofs north atlantic bloom experiment, 1989

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 253-282

  Weeks, A R ^a,b   Fasham, M J R ^c   Aiken, J ^d   Harbour, D S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Cciilworth Research Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOM; COCCOLITHOPHORE; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; FLAGELLATE; SUCCESSION;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0027868762     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315400032847     Document Type: Article

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