Primary productivity in the equatorial Pacific during the 1997-1998 El Niño

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C11, 2000, Pages 26089-26101

  Strutton, Peter G ^a   Chavez, Francisco P ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; EL NINO; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034477763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000056     Document Type: Review

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