Comparison of factors controlling phytoplankton productivity in the NE and NW subarctic Pacific gyres

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 205-234

  Harrison, P J ^a   Boyd, P W ^a   Varela, D E ^a   Takeda, S ^b   Shiomoto, A ^c   Odate, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Biology Department Ctrl Res Inst Elec Pwr I   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; CANADA; CHLOROPHYLL; IRON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITRATE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHENOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; THALASSIOSIRA; UNITED STATES;

GYRE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; THALASSIOSIRA;

EID: 0032745508     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(99)00015-4     Document Type: Article

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