Marine phytoplankton size-frequency distributions: Spatial patterns and decoding mechanisms

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 181-192

  Sabetta, Letizia ^a   Basset, Alberto ^a   Spezie, Giancarlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

nano and micro phytoplankton; size frequency distribution; spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GUILD STRUCTURE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER COLUMN;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; IONIAN SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 52149119849     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.07.021     Document Type: Article

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