On filament width in oceanic plankton distributions

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 597-602

  Martin, Adrian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILAMENT; FLOW; GROWTH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

PLANKTON;

EID: 0034065185     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/22.3.597     Document Type: Article

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