Basin-scale variability of phytoplankton biomass, production and growth in the Atlantic Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 825-857

  Marañón, Emilio ^a   Holligan, Patrick M ^b   Varela, Manuel ^c   Mouriño, Beatriz ^a   Bale, Anthony J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Centro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^d PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Biomass; Large scale variability; Oligotrophic gyres; Phytoplankton; Primary production

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; PHYTOMASS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034192066     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(99)00087-4     Document Type: Article

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