Phytoplankton seasonal dynamics in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon: Emphasis on the picoeukaryote community

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 881-894

  Bec, Béatrice ^a   Husseini Ratrema, Julie ^a   Collos, Yves ^a   Souchu, Philippe ^b   Vaquer, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; GRAZING; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CHAETOCEROS SP.; CYANOBACTERIA; PROTISTA; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 27644593408     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi061     Document Type: Article

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