Size and taxonomic plankton community structure and carbon flow at the equator, 175°E during 1990-1994

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 1927-1949

  Ishizaka, J ^a   Harada, K ^a   Ishikawa, K ^a   Kiyosawa, H ^b   Furusawa, H ^b   Watanabe, Y ^c   Ishida, H ^c   Suzuki, K ^d   Handa, N ^d   Takahashi, M ^e  

^a NATL INST FOR RSRC AND ENVIRON   (Japan)

^b Marine Biological Research Institute   (Japan)

^c The General Environmental Technos Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 0031402164     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(97)00019-2     Document Type: Article

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