Physiological responses of phytoplankton communities in the Irish Sea to simulated upwelling

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 517, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 121-132

  Berges, John A ^a,c   Gibson, Christopher E ^b   Stewart, Brian M ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Marine phytoplankton; Nitrate reductase; Shift up; Upwelling; Variable fluorescence emissions

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUORESCENCE; NITRATES; PHYSIOLOGY; SAMPLING;

PHOTOPLANKTONS; UPWELLING SYSTEMS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUPHOTIC ZONE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOPLANKTON; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRISH SEA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 4043068102     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000027338.38899.d2     Document Type: Article

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