Distribution of phytoplankton along the thermohaline gradient in the north-eastern Adriatic channel; winter aspect

Oceanologia

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 495-513

  Viličić, Damir ^a   Kuzmić, Milivoj ^b   Bosak, Sunčica ^a   Šilović, Tina ^b   Hrustić, Enis ^c   Burić, Zrinka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUBROVNIK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Chlorophyll; Nutrients; Pag Channel; Phytoplankton composition; Salinity; Temperature; Transition zone; Velebit Channel

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE;

ADRIATIC SEA; ALPS; CROATIA; DINARIC ALPS; EASTERN ALPS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PAG; VELEBIT;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIASTRUM; CHAETOCEROS; CRYPTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 72249106451     PISSN: 00783234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5697/oc.51-4.495     Document Type: Article

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