Control of the phytoplankton distribution in the Strait of Gibraltar by wind and fortnightly tides

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 485-497

  Gomez F ^a   Gorsky, G ^b   Garcia Gorriz E ^c   Picheral, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

North Atlantic Central Water; Physical biological control; Phytoplankton; Strait of Gibraltar; Tide; Wind

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIDAL CYCLE; UPWELLING; WIND FIELD;

ALBORAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

ALGAE;

EID: 10744223725     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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