A Synechococcus serotype is found preferentially in surface marine waters

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1744-1755

  Toledo, Gerardo ^a   Palenik, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; LIGHT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT; TEMPERATURE;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0141844668     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.5.1744     Document Type: Article

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