Phytoplankton from two sub-Arctic fjords in northern Norway 2002-2004: I. Seasonal variations in chlorophyll a and bloom dynamics

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 319-332

  Eilertsen, Hans C ^a   Frantzen, Sylvia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b IFES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biomass; Dynamics; Phytoplankton; Spring bloom; Sub Arctic

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; FJORD; HEAT FLUX; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBARCTIC REGION; TURBIDITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 36248980356     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000701632877     Document Type: Article

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