Comparison of two methods to derive the size-structure of natural populations of phytoplankton

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 72-79

  Brewin, Robert J W ^a   Sathyendranath, Shubha ^a   Lange, Priscila K ^b   Tilstone, Gavin ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Filtration; Phytoplankton; Pigment; Size

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL TRANSECT; INTERPRETATION OF DATA; MEASUREMENTS OF; MULTIPLE METHODS; NATURAL POPULATION; PICOPLANKTON; SIZE; SIZE STRUCTURE;

CHLOROPHYLL; FILTRATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENTS;

PLANKTON;

CHLOROPHYLL; FACILITATION; FILTRATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROPLANKTON; NANOPLANKTON; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SIZE STRUCTURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84891819880     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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