Phytoplankton pigment patterns in a temperate estuary: From unialgal cultures to natural assemblages

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 913-929

  Laza Martinez, Aitor ^a   Seoane, Sergio ^a   Zapata, Manuel ^b   Orive, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓNS MARIÑAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CHLOROPHYLL; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROSCOPY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

BASQUE COUNTRY; EURASIA; EUROPE; NERVION ESTUARY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE; PRASINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 36049049736     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbm069     Document Type: Article

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