Size-fractionated phytoplankton carboxylase activities in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1185-1201

  Fouilland, Eric ^a,b   Courties, Claude ^a,c   Descolas Gros, Chantal ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^c LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; CARBON ASSIMILATION; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CARBOXYLASE; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIXOTROPHY; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (GTP); PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY; PICOPHYTOPLANKTON; RIBULOSE 1,5 BIPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE OXYGENASE; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WATER SAMPLING;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0034080140     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/22.6.1185     Document Type: Article

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