Picophytoplankton diversity and photoacclimation in the Strait of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea) in summer. I. Mesoscale variations

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-141

  Brunet, C ^a   Casotti, R ^a   Vantrepotte, V ^b,c   Corato, F ^a   Conversano, F ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b Laboratoire d Océanologie et de Géosciences   (France)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; DCM; Deep chlorophyll maximum; Flow cytometry; HPLC; Mesoscale; Picophytoplankton; Pigments

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 33750067993     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame044127     Document Type: Article

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