Distribution and structure of heterotrophic protist communities in the northeast equatorial Pacific Ocean

Marine Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-15

  Yang, Eun Jin ^a   Choi, Joong Ki ^a   Hyun, Jung Ho ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HETEROTROPHY; NUTRIENT; PROTIST; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER MASS;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); WORLD;

DINOPHYCEAE; PROTISTA;

EID: 3543056712     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1412-9     Document Type: Article

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