Regulation of phytoplankton production and upper-ocean biogeochemistry in the eastern equatorial Pacific: Introduction to results of the Equatorial Biocomplexity project

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 277-283

  Nelson, David M ^a   Landry, Michael R ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79951509660     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.08.001     Document Type: Editorial

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