Microphytobenthos of the Dogger Bank: A comparison between shallow and deep areas using phytopigment composition of the sediment

Marine Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1061-1071

  Reiss, Henning ^a   Wieking, Gunther ^a   Kröncke, Ingrid ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROALGA; PHYTOBENTHOS; PIGMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DOGGER BANK; NORTH SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DIPLONEIS;

EID: 33847334211     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0423-0     Document Type: Article

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