Influence of wind mixing and upper-layer stratification on phytoplankton biomass in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 415-433

  Doyon, P ^a,d   Klein, B ^b   Ingram, R G ^a,e   Legendre, L ^b   Tremblay, J E ^b   Therriault, J C ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d Ctr de Rech Info de Montreal   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CANADA; CHLOROPHYLL A; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND;

BIOMASS; EUPHOTIC ZONE; MARGINAL SEA; MIXING; PHYTOPLANKTON; STRATIFICATION;

GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

EID: 0034174484     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(99)00113-7     Document Type: Article

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