High concentrations of mycosporine-like amino acids and colored dissolved organic matter in the sea surface microlayer off the Iberian Peninsula

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1835-1850

  Tilstone, Gavin H ^a   Airs, Ruth L ^a   Martinez Vicente, Victor ^a   Widdicombe, Claire ^a   Llewellyn, Carole ^a   Stramski, Dariusz ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE; ABUNDANCE; AMINO ACID; BLEACHING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DINOFLAGELLATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; EKMAN TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROLAYER; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; SEA SURFACE; SECONDARY METABOLITE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER COLUMN;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

DINOPHYCEAE; PROROCENTRUM MICANS;

EID: 77958031411     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2010.55.5.1835     Document Type: Article

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