Dissolved and particulate primary production along a longitudinal gradient in the Mediterranean Sea

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 815-825

  Lopez Sandoval D C ^a   Fernandez A ^a   Maranon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EXUDATION; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79953220135     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-815-2011     Document Type: Article

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