The L4 time-series: The first 20 years

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 577-583

  Harris, Roger ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; CARBON DIOXIDE; EUROPEAN UNION; GLOBAL CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL APPLICATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENGLAND; ENGLISH CHANNEL; NORTH SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLYMOUTH [ENGLAND]; SOUTHERN OCEAN; TAMAR RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951221593     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq021     Document Type: Review

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