Abundance, biomass and growth rates of Synechococcus sp. in a tropical coastal ecosystem (Philippines, South China Sea)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 493-502

  Agawin, N S R ^a   Duarte, C M ^a   Agusti S ^a   McManus, L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance and growth; Philippines South China Sea; Synechococcus sp.

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COASTAL WATER; CYANOBACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE;

PHILIPPINES; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0037647419     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00200-7     Document Type: Article

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