Size diversity as an expression of phytoplankton community structure and the identification of its patterns on the scale of fjords and channels

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 272-281

  Alejandra Paredes, María ^a   Montecino, Vivian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cell size; Chilean fjords and channels; Environmental conditions and resources; Phytoplankton community structure

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL ZONE; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FJORD; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MICROALGA; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CHILE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 79451473011     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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