Diel variations in particle stocks in the oligotrophic waters of the Ionian Sea (Mediterranean)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 364-371

  Oubelkheir, Kadija ^a   Sciandra, Antoine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Diurnal variations; Oligotrophic waters; Particle attenuation; Particle concentration; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ATTENUATION ,; ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; BULK PARTICLES; CONTINUOUS; DIEL CYCLES; DIEL VARIATIONS; DISCRETE; DIURNAL VARIATIONS; EASTERN MEDITERRANEANS; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA; IN SITU CONDITIONS; IN-SITU; IONIAN SEAS; OLIGOTROPHIC WATERS; OPTICAL; PARTICLE ATTENUATION; PARTICLE CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; SPECTRAL ABSORPTIONS; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; TEMPORAL FREQUENCIES; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIEL VARIATION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 54049156104     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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