Torn between extremes: The ups and downs of phytopiankton

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 581-592

  Beckmann, Aike ^a   Hense, Inga ^b,c  

^a Division of Geophysics   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Downwelling; Internal quotas; Multiple deep maxima; Phytoplankton; Upwelling; Vertical migration

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BUOYANCY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION STATISTICS; TURBULENCE;

DOWNWELLING; INTERNAL QUOTAS; MULTIPLE DEEP MAXIMA; PHYTOPLANKTON; UPWELLING; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

NUTRITION;

DOWNWELLING; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; UPWELLING; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

EID: 10844260701     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-004-0103-x     Document Type: Article

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