Variability of chlorophyll and primary production in the Eastern North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre: Potential factors affecting phytoplankton activity

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 569-588

  Teira, Eva ^a   Mouriño, Beatriz ^a,d   Marañón, Emilio ^a   Pérez, Valesca ^a   Pazó, María J ^a   Serret, Pablo ^a   De Armas, Demetrio ^c   Escánez, José ^c   Woodward, E Malcolm S ^b   Fernández, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Eastern North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre; Latitudinal and seasonal variability; Phytoplankton; Primary production

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CELLS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FRACTIONATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PHYTOPLANKTON ACTIVITY; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION (PP); SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL A; GYRE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 20044364170     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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