Phytoplankton size structure and water column metabolic balance in a coastal upwelling system: The Ría de Vigo, NW Iberia

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-179

  Arbones, B ^a   Castro, C G ^a   Alonso Perez F ^a   Figueiras, F G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microplankton size structure; P R balance; Primary production; R a de Vigo; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749085121     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01160     Document Type: Article

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