Seasonal variability of fractionated phytoplankton, biomass and primary production in the Straits of Magellan

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 249-267

  Magazzu G ^a   Panella, S ^b   Decembrini, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio Centrale di Idrobiologia   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

biomass; phytoplankton; primary production; seasonality; Strait of Magellan

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; STRAITS;

STRAIT OF MAGELLAN;

EID: 0030302177     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00048-6     Document Type: Article

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