Phytoplankton photosynthetic activity and growth rates in the NW Adriatic Sea

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 399-409

  Pugnetti, Alessandra ^a   Acri, Francesco ^a   Alberighi, Luisa ^a   Barletta, Donato ^b   Bastianini, Mauro ^a   Bernardi Aubry, Fabrizio ^a   Berton, Andrea ^a   Bianchi, Franco ^a   Socal, Giorgio ^a   Totti, Cecilia ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Growth rate; NW Adriatic Sea; Phytoplankton; Primary production

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ALGAE;

EID: 19944389870     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540412331294902     Document Type: Article

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