Biogeographic distribution of diversity and sizestructure of organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 425, Issue , 2011, Pages 35-45

  Chen, Bingzhang ^b   Irwin, Andrew J ^a   Finkel, Zoe V ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Dinoflagellate cysts; Diversity; Size

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; COCCOLITH; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; DIVERSITY INDEX; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 79952649241     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08985     Document Type: Article

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