Density estimation of plankton size spectra: A reanalysis of IronEx II data

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1167-1184

  Schartau, Markus ^a   Landry, Michael R ^b   Armstrong, Robert A ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

iron fertilization; nonparametric kernel density estimation; parametric size density; plankton community structure; plankton size

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; IRON; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PROTIST; SIZE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

PROTISTA;

EID: 77956040810     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq072     Document Type: Article

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