Vertical distribution of phytoplankton biomass, production and growth in the Atlantic subtropical gyres

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1616-1634

  Pérez, Valesca ^a   Fernández, Emilio ^a   Marañón, Emilio ^a   Morán, Xosé Anxelu G ^b   Zubkov, Mike V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AMT; Atlantic subtropical gyres; Biomass; Growth; Phytoplankton; Primary production

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH KINETICS; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY;

AMT; ATLANTIC SUBTROPICAL GYRES; PHYTOPLANKTONS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL A; GROWTH RATE; GYRE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 33751031033     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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