Phytoplankton spectral absorption as influenced by community size structure and pigment composition

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-61

  Lohrenz, Steven E ^a   Weidemann, Alan D ^b   Tuel, Merritt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037252026     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/25.1.35     Document Type: Article

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