Temporal and spatial variations of picoplankton and nanoplankton and short-term variability related to stormy weather in the Danshui River estuary in Northern Taiwan

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-89

  Tsai, An Yi ^a   Gong, Gwo Ching ^a   Chiang, Kuo Ping ^a   Chao, Chien Fu ^a   Liao, Hsing Kai ^a   Shiah, Fuh Kwo ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial abundance; Danshui river estuary; Nanoflagellate; Synechococcus spp

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHLOROPHYLL A; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLAGELLATE; NANOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

DANSHUEI ESTUARY; TAIWAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 80053211715     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2010.07.15.01(Oc)     Document Type: Article

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