Vertical and longitudinal gradients in HNA-LNA cell abundances and cytometric characteristics in the Mediterranean Sea

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1853-1863

  Van Wambeke, F ^a   Catala, P ^b,c   Pujo Pay, M ^b,c   Lebaron, P ^b,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CELL ORGANELLE; CHLOROPHYLL; CYTOCHROME; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HETEROTROPHY; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79960375743     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-1853-2011     Document Type: Article

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