Spatial distribution of autotrophic picoplankton in relation to physical forcings: The Gulf of Cádiz, Strait of Gibraltar and Alborán Sea case study

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1339-1351

  Echevarría, Fidel ^a,c   Zabala, Laura ^a   Corzo, Alfonso ^a   Navarro, Gabriel ^b,c   Prieto, Laura ^b,c   Macías, Diego ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CYANOBACTERIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PICOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UPWELLING;

ALBORAN SEA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EUKARYOTA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 70349969399     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbp070     Document Type: Article

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