The influence of local and regional oceanographic processes on phytoplankton distribution in continental shelf waters off north-western Ireland

Biology and Environment

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-109

  O'Boyle, S ^a   Raine, R ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIDOMA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CAUDATA; CERATIUM FURCA; CERATIUM FUSUS; GONYAULAX POLYGRAMMA; GUINARDIA FLACCIDA; HALOSPHAERA MINOR; KARENIA MIKIMOTOI; LEPTOCYLINDRUS DANICUS; OSCILLATORIA SP.; OXYTOXUM SCOLOPAX; PROROCENTRUM COMPRESSUM; PROROCENTRUM DENTATUM; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA; PTYCHODISCUS NOCTILUCA; SERIATA;

EID: 34848879437     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2007.107.2.95     Document Type: Article

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