Biological evidence of a winter convection event in the South Adriatic: A phytoplankton maximum in the aphotic zone

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 57-71

  Batisti, Mirna ^a   Jasprica, Nenad ^a   Cari, Marina ^a   Ali, Marijeta ^a   Kovačevi, Vedrana ^b   Gari, Rade ^a   Njire, Jakica ^a   Mikuš, Josip ^a   Bobanovi oli, Svjetlana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUBROVNIK   (Croatia)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep winter convection; Eastern Mediterranean; Plankton; South Adriatic

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COOLING; DEEP WATER; DIATOM; FLAGELLATE; PHOTIC ZONE; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER COLUMN; WINTER;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84855494073     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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