High benthic microalgal biomass found on ship shoal, north-central gulf of MEXICO

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-256

  Grippo, M ^a   Fleeger, J W ^a   Condrey, R ^a   Carman, K R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; BOTTOM WATER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DIATOM; FOOD WEB; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROALGA; MICROSCOPY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SANDBANK; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 63149104158     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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