Spatial and temporal variability of the phytoplankton community structure in the North Water Polynya, investigated using pigment biomarkers

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2038-2052

  Vidussi, Francesca ^a,f   Roy, Suzanne ^a   Lovejoy, Connie ^b   Gammelgaard, Marie ^c   Thomsen, Helge Abildhauge ^c   Booth, Beatrice ^d   Tremblay, Jean Eric ^e   Mostajir, Behzad ^f  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BAFFIN BAY [ARCTIC OCEAN]; NORTH WATER POLYNYA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 17144396730     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-152     Document Type: Article

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