Size structure and production of phytoplankton community and carbon pathways channelling in the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea (Western Mediterranean)

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 687-699

  Decembrini, Franco ^a   Caroppo, Carmela ^a   Azzaro, Maurizio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon pathways; Chlorophyll a; Primary production; Size fractionated phytoplankton; Tyrrhenian Sea

Indexed keywords

CARBON TURNOVER; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; DEEP CHLOROPHYLL MAXIMUMS; DOMINANT CONTRIBUTIONS; EUPHOTIC LAYERS; FOOD WEBS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY; PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SIZE STRUCTURE; SIZE-FRACTIONATED PHYTOPLANKTON; SMALL SIZE; SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA; WATER COLUMNS; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS;

ALGAE CONTROL;

AUTOTROPHY; CARBON CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EUPHOTIC ZONE; FOOD WEB; PHYTOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WATER COLUMN;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

EID: 67349087667     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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