Regional distribution of picophytoplankton in near-shore areas around Japan in early summer

Plankton Biology and Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-81

  Shiomoto, Akihiro ^a   Tanaka, Hitoshi ^b   Hashimoto, Shinji ^c   Yanada, Mitsuru ^d  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Around Japan; Early summer; Eukaryotic picophytoplankton; Prochlorococcus; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; EAST CHINA SEA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KUROSHIO CURRENT; OYASHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; TSUSHIMA CURRENT;

EUKARYOTA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 4644360540     PISSN: 13430874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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