Deep water ventilation traced by Synechococcus cyanobacteria

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-125

  Vilibić, Ivica ^a   Šantić, Danijela ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Deep recirculations; Physical and biogeochemical interactions; Phytoplankton; Water masses

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CURRENT DENSITY; MICROFLUIDICS;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; (E ,3E) PROCESS; ADRIATIC; ADRIATIC SEA; CYANOBACTERIA SYNECHOCOCCUS; DEE P CONVECTION; DEEP WATERS; DENSITY CURRENTS; DOWNSLOPE; HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS; SPRINGER (CO); SYNECHOCOCCUS;

SURFACE WATERS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEEP WATER VENTILATION; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER MASS;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 46649088735     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-008-0135-8     Document Type: Article

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