Latitudinal phytoplankton distribution and the neutral theory of biodiversity

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 531-543

  Chust, Guillem ^a   Irigoien, Xabier ^b   Chave, Jerome ^c   Harris, Roger P ^d  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Beta diversity; Diatom; Dispersal; Neutral theory; Plankton

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; DISPERSAL; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84876306462     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12016     Document Type: Article

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