Mesoscale estimations of primary production in shelf waters: A case study in the Golfo Artabro (NW Spain)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 229, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-131

  Bode, Antonio ^a   Varela, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Esoscale; NE Atlantic; P I curves; Phytoplankton; Primary production

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; SURFACE WATER;

CHLOROPHYLL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ESTIMATION METHOD; IRRADIANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CALCULATION; GEOGRAPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS;

SPAIN;

CHAETOCEROS SOCIALIS;

EID: 0032585146     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00042-2     Document Type: Article

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