Phytoplankton size structure, distribution, and primary production as the basis for trophic analysis of Caribbean ecosystems

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 751-765

  Forget, Marie Hélène ^a,b   Platt, Trevor ^b,c   Sathyendranath, Shubha ^c   Fanning, Paul ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d FAO Fisheries Resources Appraisal in Pakistan Project   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical provinces; Chlorophyll; Ecopath model; Ecosystem analysis; Ocean colour; Phytoplankton; Primary production; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MODIS; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SIZE STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 79951998321     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq182     Document Type: Article

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