Isotopic and enzymatic analyses of planktonic nitrogen utilisation in the vicinity of Cape Sines (Portugal) during weak upwelling activity

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-25

  Slawyk, Gerd ^a   Coste, Bernard ^a   Collos, Yves ^b   Rodier, Martine ^c  

^a Lab d'Oceanologie et de B   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN UTILIZATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANKTON; UPWELLING;

PORTUGAL, CAPE SINES;

EID: 0030958902     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00103-3     Document Type: Article

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