Vertical distribution of phytoplankton communities in open ocean: An assessment based on surface chlorophyll

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Uitz, Julia ^a   Claustre, Hervé ^a   Morel, André ^a   Hooker, Stanford B ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CHLOROPHYLL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALGAE;

EID: 33750987360     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003207     Document Type: Article

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