Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) and its relation to algal pigments in diverse waters of the Belize coastal lagoon and barrier reef system

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 287, Issue , 2005, Pages 11-22

  Sunda, William G ^a   Litaker, R Wayne ^a   Hardison, D Ransom ^a   Tester, Patricia A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier Reef; Belize; CHEMTAX; Dimethylsulfoniopropionate; Dinoflagellates; DMSP; Phytoplankton; Pigments; Tropical Lagoon

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL LAGOON; DIEL VARIATION; DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; REEF;

BELIZE; CENTRAL AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 15944390296     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps287011     Document Type: Article

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