Seasonal and interannual variations in photosynthetic carbon assimilation at station ALOHA

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 467-490

  Letelier, R M ^a,b   Dore, J E ^a   Winn, C D ^a   Karl, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

CARBON FIXATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

PACIFIC, ALOHA STATION;

EID: 0029777724     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0645(96)00006-9     Document Type: Article

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