Control of microplankton size structure in contrasting water columns of the Celtic Sea

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 449-457

  Reul, Andreas ^a   Rodriguez J ^a   Blanco, J M ^a   Rees, A ^b   Burkill, P H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; MICROPLANKTON; NITRATE; NUTRIENT; SILICATE; SIZE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CELTIC SEA;

COSCINODISCUS WAILESII;

EID: 33646344971     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi120     Document Type: Article

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