Phytoplankton assemblages in coastal waters of the northern Ionian Sea (eastern Mediterranean), with special reference to cyanobacteria

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 927-937

  Caroppo, Carmela ^a   Turicchia, Silvia ^a   Margheri, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; MICROSCOPY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION;

IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; GEITLERINEMA; LEPTOLYNGBYA; OSCILLATORIA; OSCILLATORIACEAE; PHYTOMASTIGOPHOREA; PLEUROCAPSALES; PSEUDANABAENA; SPIRULINA; STANIERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 33748145082     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315406013889     Document Type: Article

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