Influences of cyclones on chlorophyll a concentration and Synechococcus abundance in a subtropical western Pacific coastal ecosystem

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 199-205

  Chang, Jeng ^a   Chung, Chih Ching ^a,b   Gong, Gwo Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Cyclone; Seasonal variation; Synechococcus; Ultraplankton

Indexed keywords

SYNECHOCOCCUS;

CHLOROPHYLL A CONCENTRATION; CYANOBACTERIA; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; TROPICAL CYCLONES;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0030515279     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps140199     Document Type: Article

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