Interannual variability (1988-1991) of siliceous phytoplankton fluxes off Northwest Africa

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1035-1046

  Romero, O E ^a   Lange, C B ^b,c   Wefer, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MARINE SNOW; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTATION; UPWELLING;

(NORTHEAST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHAETOCEROS; CYCLOTELLA; CYCLOTELLA LITORALIS; DICTYOCHA; DICTYOCHA MESSANENSIS; DICTYOCHOPHYCEAE; FRAGILARIOPSIS; FRAGILARIOPSIS DOLIOLUS; NITZSCHIA; NITZSCHIA BICAPITATA; NITZSCHIA INTERRUPTESTRIATA; THALASSIONEMA; THALASSIONEMA NITZSCHIOIDES;

EID: 0036800788     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/24.10.1035     Document Type: Article

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