Mesoscale decrease of surface phosphate and associated phytoplankton dynamics in the vicinity of the subtropical South Pacific islands

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 338-350

  Hashihama, Fuminori ^a   Sato, Mitsuhide ^a   Takeda, Shigenobu ^a   Kanda, Jota ^b   Furuya, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nanomolar nutrients; Phosphate; Phytoplankton; Subtropical South Pacific; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY PIGMENTS; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; IMAGE RELATIONSHIP; IN-VIVO; MESOSCALE; NANOMOLAR; NANOMOLAR NUTRIENTS; NITROGEN SUPPLY; PHOSPHATE CONCENTRATION; PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS; STUDY AREAS; SURFACE DISTRIBUTIONS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TRICHODESMIUM; UNDERWAY SYSTEMS;

ALGAE CONTROL; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; PAINT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; TROPICS;

NUTRIENTS;

ABUNDANCE; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROSCOPY; NITRATE; NITRITE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SAMPLE PREPARATION;

FIJI; TONGA;

CYANOBACTERIA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 77649179439     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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