Nitrogen uptake regime and phytoplankton community structure in the Atlantic and Indian sectors of the Southern Ocean

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 159-177

  Semeneh, M ^a   Dehairs, F ^a   Elskens, M ^a   Baumann, M E M ^b   Kopczynska, E E ^c   Lancelot, C ^d   Goeyens, L ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Nitrogen uptake; Phytoplankton community structure; Seasonal variability; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0032421757     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)00036-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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