Seasonal changes in phytoplankton biomass on the western Agulhas Bank, South Africa

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 21, 1999, Pages 217-233

  Mitchell Innes, B A ^a   Richardson, A J ^b   Painting, S J ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

BIOMASS; HYDROGRAPHY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AGULHAS BANK; INDIAN OCEAN;

THALASSIOSIRA;

EID: 0033382820     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776199784125872     Document Type: Article

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