Export of biogenic carbon and structure and dynamics of the pelagic food web in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Part 1. Seasonal variations

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 585-607

  Savenkoff, C ^a   Vezina A F ^a   Roy, S ^b   Klein, B ^c   Lovejoy, C ^c   Therriault, J C ^a   Legendre, L ^c   Rivkin, R ^d   Berube C ^e   Tremblay, J E ^c   Silverberg, N ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CANADA; CARBON CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL A; DIATOM; FOOD WEB; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONALITY; SIZE;

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CARBON FLUX; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; MARGINAL SEA; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION;

GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

EID: 0034174544     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(99)00119-8     Document Type: Article

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