Large-scale latitudinal distribution of Trichodesmium spp. in the Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 405-416

  Tyrrell, Toby ^a   Marañón, Emilio ^b   Poulton, Alex J ^a   Bowie, Andrew R ^c,e   Harbour, Derek S ^d   Woodward, E Malcolm S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LATITUDE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 0242499880     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/25.4.405     Document Type: Article

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