The effects of a winter upwelling on biogeochemical and planktonic components in an area close to the Galician Upwelling Core: The Sound of Corcubión (NW Spain)

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 260-272

  Varela, Manuel ^a   Álvarez Ossorio, Ma Teresa ^a   Bode, Antonio ^a   Prego, Ricardo ^b   Bernárdez, Patricia ^b   Garcia Soto, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^b Grupo de Biogeoquímica CSIC Vigo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corcubi n; Finisterre Cape; Plankton; Sound; Spain; Upwelling; Winter

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DIATOM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANKTON; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN;

CORCUBION SOUND; GALICIA [SPAIN]; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; SPAIN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 77954956101     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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