On the relationship between carbon fixation efficiency and bio-optical characteristics of phytoplankton

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-56

  Prieto, Laura ^a,c   Vaillancourt, Robert D ^a   Hales, Burke ^b   Marra, John ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARBON; CARBON FIXATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SHELF BREAK;

EID: 39349101566     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbm093     Document Type: Article

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