Spatial variability in the primary productivity in the East China Sea and its adjacent waters

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-51

  Hama, T ^a   Shin, K H ^a,b   Handa, N ^a,c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AICHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

13C tracer method; East China Sea; Kuroshio Current; Phytoplankton; Primary productivity

Indexed keywords

PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EAST CHINA SEA;

EID: 0030825730     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02700748     Document Type: Article

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