Comparison of the phytoplankton species composition and structure in the Climax area (1973-1985) with that of station ALOHA (1994)

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1643-1648

  Venrick, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

HAWIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC;

ALGAE; ALOHA; EUKARYOTA; HAWAIIA;

EID: 0031420257     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.7.1643     Document Type: Article

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