Growth and grazing rate dynamics of major phytoplankton groups in an oligotrophic coastal site

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-87

  Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Andrés ^a   Latasa, Mikel ^b   Scharek, Renate ^b   Massana, Ramon ^a   Vila, Gemma ^c   Gasol, Josep M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon flux; Community structure; Microzooplankton grazing; NW Mediterranean; Phytoplankton; Phytoplankton growth

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWTH RATE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

BLANES BAY; CATALONIA; GERONA [CATALONIA]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST); SPAIN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; PRASINOPHYCEAE; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 82855165084     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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