Synechococcus growth and mortality rates in the East China Sea: Range of variations and correlation with environmental factors

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 1265-1278

  Chang, Jeng ^a   Lin, Keng Hsien ^a   Chen, Kung Ming ^a   Gong, Gwo Ching ^a   Chiang, Kuo Ping ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW PATTERNS;

SYNECHOCOCCUS GROWTH;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EUPHOTIC ZONE; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; PICOPLANKTON;

EAST CHINA SEA;

SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0037266434     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(03)00022-5     Document Type: Article

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