Photosynthetic parameters of phytoplankton from 50°N to 50°S in the Atlantic Ocean

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 176, Issue , 1999, Pages 191-203

  Marañón, Emilio ^a,b   Holligan, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Nutrients; P E relationships; Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

IRRADIANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033580112     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps176191     Document Type: Article

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