Picophytoplankton cell death induced by UV radiation: Evidence for oceanic Atlantic communities

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1 I, 2006, Pages 21-29

  Llabrés, Moira ^a   Agustí, Susana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRADIANCE; MORTALITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EUKARYOTA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 32944460148     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.1.0021     Document Type: Article

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