Temporal and spatial changes in plankton respiration and biomass in the Canary Islands region: The effect of mesoscale variability

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 54, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 65-82

  Arístegui, Javier ^a   Montero, María F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands region; Island eddies; Mesoscale variability; Plankton abundance; Plankton respiration; Upwelling filaments

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ENGINEERING; RESPIRATORS; STORMS; TURBULENCE; WIND;

AUTOTROPHIC BIOMASS; FOOD WEB; PLANKTON COMMUNITIES; UPWELLING WATERS;

COASTAL ZONES;

BIOMASS; MESOSCALE EDDY; PLANKTON; RESPIRATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

CYANOBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 12344260827     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2004.07.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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