Effects of cold eddy on phytoplankton production and assemblages in Luzon strait bordering the South China Sea

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 671-683

  Chen, Yuh Ling Lee ^a   Chen, Houng Yung ^a   Lin, I I ^b   Lee, Ming An ^c   Chang, Jeng ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Eddy; Kuroshio; Luzon Strait; New production; Phytoplankton assemblage; Primary production; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

EDDY; NITRATE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER COLUMN;

ASIA; EURASIA; LUZON STRAIT; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALOTHRIX CRUSTACEA; EUKARYOTA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 52149107087     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-007-0059-9     Document Type: Article

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