Viability and niche segregation of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus cells across the Central Atlantic Ocean

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-59

  Agustí, Susana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Cell death; Light; Phytoplankton; Prochlorococcus; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 4243151590     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame036053     Document Type: Article

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