A flow cytometric study of autotrophic picoplankton in the tropical eastern Pacific

Ocean and Polar Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 273-286

  Noh, Jae Hoon ^a   Yoo, Sin Jae ^a   Lee, Mi Jin ^a   Son, Seung Kyu ^a   Kim, Woong Seo ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cell abundance; Convergence; Divergence; Flow cytometer; Oligotrophic; Picoplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PICOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PYCNOCLINE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

ALGAE; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 3543076969     PISSN: 1598141X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4217/OPR.2004.26.2.273     Document Type: Article

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