Size-fractionated primary production studies in the vicinity of the Subtropical Front and an adjacent warm-core eddy south of Africa in austral winter

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2019-2035

  Froneman, P W ^a   McQuaid, C D ^a   Laubscher, R K ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; SUBTROPICAL FRONT;

BIOMASS; EDDY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032743273     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/21.11.2019     Document Type: Article

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