Phytoplankton pigment patterns and community composition in the northern South China Sea during winter

Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 233-245

  Zhai, Hongchang ^a,b   Ning, Xiuren ^b,c   Tang, Xuexi ^a   Hao, Qiang ^b   Le, Fengfeng ^b   Qiao, Jing ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

^c State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics   (China)

Author keywords

CHEMTAX; community composition; HPLC; northern South China Sea; phytoplankton; pigment

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; PELAGOPHYCEAE; PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 82055176268     PISSN: 02544059     EISSN: 19935005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-011-0111-x     Document Type: Article

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