Beam attenuation and chlorophyll concentration as alternative optical indices of phytoplankton biomass

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 431-451

  Behrenfeld, Michael J ^a   Boss, Emmanual ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

ALGAE;

EID: 33748769791     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224006778189563     Document Type: Article

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