The use of sea temperature in characterizing the mesoscale heterogeneity of phytoplankton in an embayment of the southern Benguela upwelling system

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 643-657

  Pitcher, G C ^a   Richardson, A J ^b   Korrubel J L ^b  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL UPWELLING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MESOSCALE HETEROGENEITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC, BENGUELA SYSTEM;

EID: 0029668770     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.5.643     Document Type: Article

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