Distribution of chlorophyll and primary production by size classes along the Mexican Pacific coast;Distribución de clorofila y producción primaria por clases de tamaño en la costa del Pacífico mexicano

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 31, Issue 1 A, 2005, Pages 11-21

  Lara Lara, José Rubén ^a   Bazán Guzmán, Carmen ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Eastern Pacific Ocean; Mexico; Primary production; Size classes

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL WATER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [MEXICO]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15044346382     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v31i11.82     Document Type: Article

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