Monsoonal influence on the distribution of phytoplankton pigments in the Arabian Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 677-699

  Barlow, R G ^a,b   Mantoura, R F C ^a   Cummings, D G ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MONSOON; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARABIAN SEA;

SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033104102     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)00123-4     Document Type: Article

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