Effects of surface quasi-geostrophic turbulence on phytoplankton competition and coexistence

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-135

  Perruche, Coralie ^a   Rivière, Pascal ^a   Lapeyre, Guillaume ^b   Carton, Xavier ^c   Pondaven, Philippe ^a  

^a IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Centre Bretagne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DOMINANCE; FRONTOGENESIS; NICHE OVERLAP; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; TURBULENCE;

EID: 81755163516     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224011798147606     Document Type: Article

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