Dynamics and size structure of phytoplankton in the coastal waters of Singapore

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1465-1484

  Gin, Karina Yew Hoong ^a   Lin, Xiaohua ^a   Zhang, Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NANOPLANKTON; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEASONALITY; SINGAPORE; SIZE; TROPICS;

CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

SINGAPORE; SINGAPORE STRAIT;

EID: 0033859857     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/22.8.1465     Document Type: Article

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