Seasonality of picophytoplankton chlorophyll a and biomass in the central Cantabrian Sea, southern Bay of Biscay

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 271-281

  Calvo Díaz, Alejandra ^a   Morán, Xosé Anxelu G ^a   Suárez, Luis Ángel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Biomass; Cantabrian Sea; Chlorophyll; Coastal waters; Phytoplankton; Picoplankton; Temporal variations

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; MARINE BIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

COASTAL WATERS; PICOPLANKTON; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

COASTAL ZONES;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CARBON BALANCE; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CYANOBACTERIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HYDROGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 43649088144     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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