Coccolithophore dynamics off Bermuda (N. Atlantic)

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 8-9, 2001, Pages 1925-1956

  Haidar, All T ^a   Thierstein, Hans R ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITRATES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

COCCOLITHOPHORES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BERMUDA;

EID: 0035034083     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(00)00169-7     Document Type: Article

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