The Baltic Sea spring phytoplankton bloom in a changing climate: An experimental approach

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2479-2490

  Sommer, Ulrich ^a   Aberle, Nicole ^b   Lengfellner, Kathrin ^c   Lewandowska, Aleksandra ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD SUPPLY; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ALGAE; COPEPODA;

EID: 84868457836     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-1897-6     Document Type: Article

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