Increased frequency of dividing cells of a phototrophic species of Cryptophyceae at a frontal structure off the Antarctic Peninsula

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2357-2367

  Mura, Maria Paola ^a   Agustí, Susana ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRONTAL FEATURE; GROWTH; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA;

CRYPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0032433609     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.12.2357     Document Type: Article

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