Vertical patterns of phytoplankton size distribution in the Cantabric and Balearic Seas

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 269-282

  Ruiz, Javier ^a   García, Carlos M ^a   Rodríguez, Jaime ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balearic Sea; biomass spectra; Cantabric Sea; oceanic fronts; size distribution; subsurface maxima; vertical structure of plankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HYDROGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PATTERNS;

BALEARIC SEA; CANTABRIC SEA;

EID: 0030302178     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00045-0     Document Type: Article

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