Ultraplankton distribution in surface waters of the Mozambique Channel - Flow cytometry and satellite imagery

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-161

  Zubkov, Mikhail V ^a   Quartly, Graham D ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterioplankton; Chlorophyll; Cyanobacteria; Picoeukaryotic algae; Picoplankton; Prochlorococcus; Remote sensing; Sea surface colour; Sea surface temperature; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0242659898     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame033155     Document Type: Article

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