Seasonal changes in bacterial and phytoplankton biomass in a subantarctic coastal area (Kerguelen Islands)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 330, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-150

  Delille, D ^a   Fiala, M ^a   Razouls, S ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

bacterioplankton; biomass; Kerguelen Islands; Phytoplankton; seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

INDIAN OCEAN, KERGUELEN ISLANDS;

EID: 0029664198     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00020003     Document Type: Article

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