Vertical migration of autotrophic micro-organisms during a vernal bloom at the coastal Baltic Sea - Coexistence through niche separation

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 363, Issue , 1997, Pages 179-189

  Olli, Kalle ^a   Heiskanen, Anna Stiina ^b   Lohikari, Kaarina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Mesodinium rubrum; Peridiniella catenata; Scrippsiella hangoei; Spring bloom; Vertical migration

Indexed keywords

BLOOM; CILIATE; DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; DINOFLAGELLATE; NICHE SEPARATION; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

BALTIC SEA; FINLAND;

EID: 0031398536     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003186024477     Document Type: Conference Paper

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