Patterns of phytoplankton size structure and productivity in contrasting open-ocean environments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 216, Issue , 2001, Pages 43-56

  Maranon E ^a   Holligan, P M ^a   Barciela, R ^a   Gonzalez N ^a   Mourino B ^a   Pazo M J ^a   Varela, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Chlorophyll; Phytoplankton; Plankton food webs; Primary production; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; OPEN OCEAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SIZE STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035816170     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps216043     Document Type: Article

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