Biological and chemical characteristics of the giant diatom Ethmodiscus (Bacillariophyceae) in the central North Pacific gyre

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 896-902

  Villareal, Tracy A ^a   Joseph, Leanne ^b,f   Brzezinski, Mark A ^c   Shipe, Rebecca F ^c   Lipschultz, Fredric ^d   Altabet, Mark A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GE 01   (Bermuda)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^f FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Oligotrophic; Silicate; Size; Upwelling; Vertical migration

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIATOM;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; ETHMODISCUS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032749256     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3550896.x     Document Type: Article

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