Grazing of phytoplankton by microzooplankton in the Barents Sea during early summer

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 109-123

  Verity, Peter G ^a   Wassmann, P ^b   Frischer, M E ^a   Howard Jones, M H ^a   Allen, A E ^a  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Barents Sea; Grazing; Primary production; Q10; Size class; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH KINETICS; ICE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION;

PHYTOPLANKTONS;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

GRAZING; GROWTH; PHYTOPLANKTON; SURFACE WATER; ZOOPLANKTON;

BARENTS SEA;

EID: 2242490910     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(02)00172-0     Document Type: Article

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