Seasonal dynamics and potential fate of size-fractionated phytoplankton in a temperate nearshore environment (western Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 253-269

  Tamigneaux, E ^a   Legendre, L ^b   Klein, B ^b   Mingelbier, M ^c  

^a EDMER   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Ministere du Developpement durable de l'Environnement et des Parcs   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogenic carbon export; Gulf of St Lawrence; Multivorous food web; Phytoplankton; Primary production; Seasonal dynamics; Size structure

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

EID: 0033082590     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1999.0416     Document Type: Article

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