Seasonal variability of picoplankton in the Northern South China Sea at the SEATS station

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 14-15, 2007, Pages 1602-1616

  Liu, Hongbin ^a   Chang, Jeng ^b   Tseng, C M ^c   Wen, L S ^c   Liu, K K ^d  

^a Department of Biology   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community structure; Flow cytometry; Picoplankton; Seasonal variation; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER WAVES;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PICOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SURFACE COOLING;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EUKARYOTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; PICOPLANKTON; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 34548403893     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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