Primary production in the deep chlorophyll maximum of the central North Sea

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 909-922

  Weston, K ^a   Fernand, L ^b   Mills, D K ^b   Delahunty, R ^c,d   Brown, J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Ctr Environ   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; IRRADIANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 27644556033     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi064     Document Type: Article

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