Phytoplankton assemblages and photosynthetic pigments during winter and spring in the Subtropical Convergence region near New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 515-530

  Chang, F Hoe ^a   Gall, Mark ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cell carbon; Chlorophyll a; Distribution; HPLC; Nutrients; Photosynthetic pigments; Phytoplankton species composition; Subantarctic waters; Subtropical; Subtropical Convergence

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NEW ZEALAND;

LAUDERIA ANNULATA; NITZSCHIA; PSEUDONITZSCHIA;

EID: 0032409616     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1998.9516840     Document Type: Article

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