Diel variations in Prochlorococcus optical properties

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1637-1647

  Claustre, Hervé ^a   Bricaud, Annick ^a   Babin, Marcel ^a   Bruyant, Flavienne ^a   Guillou, Laure ^b   Le Gall, Florence ^b   Marie, Dominique ^b   Partensky, Frédéric ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIEL VARIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

ALGAE; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS MARINUS SUBSP. PASTORIS STR. PCC 9511;

EID: 0036867007     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2002.47.6.1637     Document Type: Article

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