The Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) Programme: A contextual view 1995-2005

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 14-16, 2006, Pages 1485-1515

  Robinson, Carol ^a   Poulton, Alex J ^b   Holligan, Patrick M ^b   Baker, Alex R ^c   Forster, Grant ^d   Gist, Niki ^a   Jickells, Tim D ^c   Malin, Gill ^c   Upstill Goddard, Rob ^d   Williams, Richard G ^e   Woodward, E Malcolm S ^a   Zubkov, Mikhail V ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic Meridional Transect; Atlantic Ocean; Biodiversity; Biogeochemistry; Microbial plankton communities; Pelagic ecosystems

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (OPTICAL); ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL TRANSECT (AMT) PROGRAMME; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL PLANKTON COMMUNITIES; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEMS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AEROSOL; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALIBRATION; CARBON CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; GAS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; UPPER OCEAN; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 33748579881     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.05.015     Document Type: Article

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