Growth and decline of a diatom spring bloom: Phytoplankton species composition, formation of marine snow and the role of heterotrophic dinoflagellates

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-155

  Tiselius, Peter ^a   Kuylenstierna, Mats ^b  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; ALGAL BLOOMS; BLOOM; DIATOM; GRAZING; GROWTH; HETEROTROPHIC DINOFLATELLATE; MARINE SNOW; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPRING;

SWEDEN, GULLMAR FJORD;

CHAETOCEROS DIADEMA; DETONULA CONFERVACEA; GYRODINIUM; GYRODINIUM SPIRALE; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM; THALASSIOSIRA NORDENSKIOELDII;

EID: 0029667725     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.2.133     Document Type: Article

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