Shifts in picophytoplankton community structure influenced by changing upwelling conditions

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 81-90

  van Dongen Vogels, Virginie ^a   Seymour, Justin R ^b   Middleton, John F ^c   Mitchell, Jim G ^a   Seuront, Laurent ^a,c,d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Continental shelves; El Ni o phenomena; Picoplankton; Prochlorococcus; South Australia; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE FORCING; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; EASTERLY WAVE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LA NINA; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; STRATIFICATION; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN; WIND FIELD;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 84864383889     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.05.026     Document Type: Article

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