Extraction of photosynthesis-irradiance parameters from phytoplankton production data: Demonstration in various aquatic systems

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-262

  Forget, M H ^a   Sathyendranath, S ^b   Platt, T ^c   Pommier, J ^d   Vis, C ^e   Kyewalyanga, M S ^f   Hudon, C ^e  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; IRRADIANCE; PHOTIC ZONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

EID: 34247192156     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbm012     Document Type: Article

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