A Phaeocystis globosa bloom associated with upwelling in the subtropical South Atlantic Bight

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 769-774

  Long, J D ^a,b   Frischer, M E ^a   Robertson, C Y ^a  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT;

PHAEOCYSTIS; PHAEOCYSTIS GLOBOSA;

EID: 34548246523     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbm058     Document Type: Article

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