The plankton community on Sukkertop and Fylla Banks off West Greenland during a spring bloom and post-bloom period: Hydrography, phytoplankton and protozooplankton

Ophelia

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 69-85

  Poulsen, Louise K ^a   Reuss, Nina ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Phytoplankton; Post bloom situation; Protozooplankton; Spring bloom; West Greenland

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ALGAL BLOOM; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HYDROGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGAL BLOOM; AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLAGELLATE; GRAZING; GREENLAND; GROWING SEASON; HETEROTROPHY; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

DAVIS STRAIT; GREENLAND;

CHAETOCEROS; THALASSIOSIRA;

EID: 0036742592     PISSN: 00785326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00785236.2002.10409491     Document Type: Article

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