Phytoplankton Size Structure

Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 445-452

  Maranon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological pump; Cell size; Grazing; Growth; Light; Nutrients; Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton; Sedimentation; Size spectra

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884446504     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012374473-9.00661-5     Document Type: Chapter

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