Functional relationships and bio-optical properties derived from phytoplankton pigments, optical and photosynthetic parameters; a case study of the Benguela ecosystem

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1267-1280

  Fishwick, James R ^a,b   Aiken, Jim ^a,b   Barlow, Ray ^c   Sessions, Heather ^c   Bernard, Stuart ^d   Ras, Josephine ^e  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for observation of Air Sea Interactions and fluXes (CASIX)   (United Kingdom)

^c MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 33947178300     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315406014287     Document Type: Article

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