Plankton indicators and ocean observing systems: Support to the marine ecosystem state assessment

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 621-629

  Racault, Marie Fanny ^a   Platt, Trevor ^a   Sathyendranath, Shubha ^a   Aǧirbaş, Ertuǧrul ^a,b   Martinez Vicente, Victor ^a   Brewin, Robert ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ecological framework; indicators; marine ecosystem assessment; ocean observing systems; phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MOORING SYSTEM; OCEAN COLOR; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE STRUCTURE;

EID: 84900489571     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbu016     Document Type: Article

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