Photosynthetic picoplankton in French Polynesian atoll lagoons: Estimation of taxa contribution to biomass and production by flow cytometry

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 162, Issue , 1998, Pages 57-70

  Charpy, L ^a   Blanchot, J ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Atoll lagoons; Chlorophyll; Cyanobacteria; Diurnal cell size variations; Flow cytometry; Primary production; Prochlorococcus

Indexed keywords

PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032510036     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps162057     Document Type: Article

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