Seasonal and latitudinal dependencies of phytoplankton carbon-to-chlorophyll a ratios: Results of a modelling study

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 152, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 51-66

  Taylor, Arnold H ^a   Geider, Richard J ^b   Gilbert, Francis J H ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Chlorophyll; Latitudinal; Modelling; Phytoplankton; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON:CHLOROPHYLL A RATIO; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

EID: 0030789898     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps152051     Document Type: Article

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