Seasonal and interannual variation in the phytoplankton community in the north east of Scotland

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 17-25

  Bresnan, E ^a   Hay, S ^a   Hughes, S L ^a   Fraser, S ^a   Rasmussen, J ^a   Webster, L ^a   Slesser, G ^a   Dunn, J ^a   Heath, M R ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chaetoceros; Diatoms; Dinoflagellates; Phytoplankton; Skeletonema; Spring bloom; Time series

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DIATOM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PROTOZOAN; TIME SERIES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CERATIUM; CHAETOCEROS; DINOPHYCEAE; SKELETONEMA;

EID: 58149330776     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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