A rising tide lifts all phytoplankton: Growth response of other phytoplankton taxa in diatom-dominated blooms

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Barber, R T ^a   Hiscock, M R ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GROWTH RATE; MARINE BIOLOGY; NUTRIENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; TIDES;

ABUNDANCE; ACCUMULATION RATE; CARBON CYCLE; DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHYTOPLANKTON; TIDE; TRACE ELEMENT;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 36749063863     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GB002726     Document Type: Article

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