Microplankton distribution in the Strait of Gibraltar: Coupling between organisms and hydrodynamic structures

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 603-617

  Gómez, Fernando ^a   Echevarría, Fidel ^a   García, Carlos M ^a   Prieto, Laura ^a   Ruiz, Javier ^a   Reul, Andreas ^b   Jiménez Gómez, Francisco ^b   Varela, Manuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOMASS; CELL AGGREGATION; CHLOROPHYLL; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICROPLANKTON; MODEL; PYCNOCLINE; SALINITY; SURFACE WATER;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PLANKTON; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 0342699491     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/22.4.603     Document Type: Article

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