Distribution and vertical dynamics of planktonic communities at Sofala Bank, Mozambique

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 605-616

  Leal, M C ^a   Sa C ^b   Nordez, S ^c   Brotas, V ^b   Paula, J ^a  

^a Centro de Oceanografia   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c Instituto de Investigacao Pesqueira   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Mozambique; nutrient deficiency; phytoplankton; pigments; vertical migration; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; COASTAL CURRENT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; HORIZONTAL PIPE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL CYCLE; VERTICAL MIGRATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN; SOFALA BANK; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBEZI RIVER;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 69949128600     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.07.028     Document Type: Article

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