Plankton patchiness and its effect on larger-scale productivity

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-140

  Brentnall, Stuart J ^a,d   Richards, Kelvin J ^a   Brindley, John ^b   Murphy, Eugene ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; PATCHINESS; PLANKTON; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0037327594     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/25.2.121     Document Type: Article

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