Vertical migration of Rhizosolenia mats and their significance to NO3- fluxes in the central North Pacific gyre

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1103-1121

  Villareal, Tracy A ^a   Woods, Samantha ^a   Moore, J Keith ^a,c   Culver Rymsza, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL MAT; DIATOM; FLUXES; MICROBIAL MATS; NITRATE; NITRATES; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

PACIFIC, (NORTH);

RHIZOSOLENIA; RHIZOSOLENIA FALLAX;

EID: 0029669498     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.7.1103     Document Type: Article

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