Impact of a cyclonic eddy on phytoplankton community structure and photosynthetic competency in the subtropical North Pacific Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 829-847

  Vaillancourt, Robert D ^a   Marra, John ^a   Seki, Michael P ^b   Parsons, Michael L ^c   Bidigare, Robert R ^d  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological physical coupling; Cyclonic eddies; Diazotrophic diatoms; Mesoscale processes; Photosynthetic quantum yield; Phytoplankton; Subtropical North Pacific Ocean; Variable fluorescence

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SURFACE WATERS;

CYCLONIC EDDY;

STORMS;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CYCLONE; MESOSCALE EDDY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

(SUBTROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; HAWAIIA; HEMIAULUS; PHOTOBACTERIA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; RHIZOSOLENIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0242371117     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(03)00059-1     Document Type: Article

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