Phytoplankton pigments, functional types, and absorption properties in the Delagoa and Natal Bights of the Agulhas ecosystem

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-211

  Barlow, R ^a   Kyewalyanga, M ^b   Sessions, H ^a   van den Berg, M ^a   Morris, T ^c  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^c Bayworld   (South Africa)

Author keywords

absorption; Agulhas ecosystem; phytoplankton; pigments

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOMASS; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; FLAGELLATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT;

AFRICA; DELAGOA BIGHT; INDIAN OCEAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 53449100746     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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