In situ evaluation of the initiation of the North Atlantic phytoplankton bloom

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Boss, E ^a   Behrenfeld, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOMS (METAL); ECOLOGY; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ANNUAL CYCLE; BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; GRAZING LOSS; IN-SITU; LIGHT CONDITIONS; LIGHT LEVEL; NEAR-SURFACE; NORTH ATLANTIC; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOM; PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH; PROFILING FLOAT; RECOUPLING; UPPER WATER COLUMN;

ALGAE CONTROL;

ALGAL BLOOM; ANNUAL CYCLE; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; IN SITU TEST; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MIXING; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 77957353079     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL044174     Document Type: Article

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