Taxonomic size structure consistency of the English Channel phytoplankton

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 383, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-110

  Kamenir, Yury ^a   Dubinsky, Zvy ^a   Harris, Roger ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Phytoplankton; Size frequency distribution; Taxonomic size spectra; The English Channel

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SIZE STRUCTURE; TAXONOMY;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

EID: 75149116186     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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