Comparisons of primary productivity and phytoplankton size structure in the marginal regions of southern East China Sea

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 437-458

  Lee Chen, Yuh Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

East China Sea; Kuroshio; Phytoplankton size; Primary production; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

MARGINAL SEA; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SIZE STRUCTURE;

EAST CHINA SEA;

EID: 0343593728     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(99)00080-1     Document Type: Article

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