Distribution and size biomass structure of nanophytoplankton in the Strait of Gibraltar

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-262

  Reul, Andreas ^a   Rodríguez, Jaime ^a   Guerrero, Francisco ^b   González, Nicolás ^c   Vargas, Juan M ^d   Echevarría, Fidel ^e   Rodríguez, Valeriano ^a   Jimenéz Gómez, Francisco ^b  

^a Departamento de Ecología y Geología

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic Mediterranean interface; Flow cytometry; Prokaryotic phytoplankton; Size spectra; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS SP.; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 53849089939     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01217     Document Type: Article

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