Temporal and vertical dynamics in picoplankton photoheterotrophic production in the subtropical North Pacific Ocean

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-53

  Church, Matthew J ^a   Ducklow, Hugh W ^b   Letelier, Ricardo M ^c   Karl, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

North Pacific Ocean; Oligotrophic; Photoheterotrophy; Picoplankton production

Indexed keywords

PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 34548487855     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame045041     Document Type: Article

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