Influence of dinoflagellate diurnal vertical migrations on dimethylsulfoniopropionate and dimethylsulfide distribution and dynamics (St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 712-720

  Merzouk, Anissa ^a   Levasseur, Maurice ^a   Scarratt, Michael ^b   Michaud, Sonia ^b   Gosselin, Michel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLSULFIDE; DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE; DINOFLAGELLATE; DIURNAL VARIATION; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRISTIA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; SCRIPPSIELLA TROCHOIDEA;

EID: 4544350980     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-066     Document Type: Conference Paper

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