Phytoplankton size distribution and community structure: Influence of nutrient input and sedimentary loss

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 583-598

  Pannard, Alexandrine ^a,c   Bormans, Myriam ^a   Lefebvre, Sebastien ^b   Claquin, Pascal ^b   Lagadeuc, Yvan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

TRIBONEMA; XANTHOPHYCEAE;

EID: 34548378650     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbm040     Document Type: Article

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