Effect of environmental forcing on the biomass, production and growth rate of size-fractionated phytoplankton in the central Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-213

  Huete Ortega, María ^a   Calvo Díaz, Alejandra ^b,c   Graña, Rocío ^a   Mouriño Carballido, Beatriz ^a   Marañón, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbon fixation; Growth rate; Microphytoplankton; Nanophytoplankton; Phytoplankton; Picophytoplankton; Size fractionated

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; COMPETITION; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SURFACE WATERS;

CARBON FIXATION; MICROPHYTOPLANKTON; NANOPHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE-FRACTIONATED;

ECOLOGY;

BIOMASS; CARBON FIXATION; GROWTH RATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SURFACE WATER; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 79960451005     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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