Picophytoplankton biomass, community structure and productivity in the Great Astrolabe lagoon, Fiji

Coral Reefs

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-262

  Charpy, L ^a   Blanchot, J ^b  

^a STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Fiji; Flow cytometry; Nutrient; Primary production

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

FIJI;

PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032871963     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050190     Document Type: Article

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