Spatio-temporal changes in the distribution of phytopigments and phytoplanktonic groups at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (PAP) site

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1324-1335

  Smythe Wright, Denise ^a   Boswell, Stephen ^a   Kim, Young Nam ^a   Kemp, Alan ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

48.83 N 16.5 W; Phytoplankton; Pigments; Porcupine Abyssal Plain; Variability. North Atlantic

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BENTHIC ORGANISMS; CARBON EXPORT; CHRYSOPHYTES; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; NORTH ATLANTIC; PHYTOPIGMENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON ABUNDANCES; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY; PIGMENT DISTRIBUTION; PORCUPINE ABYSSAL PLAINS; SEA BED; SIZE FRACTION; SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHANGES; SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TIME-SCALES; WATER MASS;

PIGMENTS;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

ABUNDANCE; ABYSSAL PLAIN; ALGAL BLOOM; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; ECHINODERM; MOORING SYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVEY; TIME SERIES; TIMESCALE; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PORCUPINE ABYSSAL PLAIN;

AMPERIMA ROSEA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; GYMNODINIUM; GYRODINIUM; HAPTOPHYCEAE; PRASINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 80051569971     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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