Using CHEMTAX to evaluate seasonal and interannual dynamics of the phytoplankton community off the South-west coast of Portugal

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 151, Issue , 2014, Pages 112-123

  Goela, P C ^a,b   Danchenko, S ^b,c   Icely, J D ^a,c   Lubian, L M ^b,d   Cristina, S ^a,b   Newton, A ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c Sagremarisco   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chemotaxonomy; HPLC; Iberian Peninsula; Phytoplankton; Sagres; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOLOGICAL METHOD; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOFTWARE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84908622411     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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