Intensive aggregate formation with low vertical flux during an upwelling-induced diatom bloom

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 104-116

  Kiørboe, Thomas ^a   Tiselius, Peter ^b   Mitchell Innes, Betty ^c   Hansen, Jørgen L S ^d   Visser, Andre W ^a   Mari, Xavier ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^d Marine Biological Laboratory   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE; ALGAL BLOOM; COAGULATION; DIATOM; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC; BENGUELA SYSTEM;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHAETOCEROS; COPEPODA; DINOPHYCEAE; NOCTILUCA SCINTILLANS;

EID: 0031841496     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.1.0104     Document Type: Article

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