Microplanktonic regeneration of ammonium and dissolved organic nitrogen in the upwelling area of the NW of Spain: Relationships with dissolved organic carbon production and phytoplankton size-structure

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 719-736

  Varela, Marta M ^a   Barquero, Susana ^a,c   Bode, Antonio ^a   Fernández, Emilio ^b   González, Nicolás ^a   Teira, Eva ^b   Varela, Manuel ^a  

^a Centro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; EUPHOTIC ZONE; MICROPLANKTON; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE STRUCTURE; UPWELLING;

SPAIN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0037932388     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/25.7.719     Document Type: Article

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