Characterization of phytoplankton variability in the Cariaco Basin using spectral absorption, taxonomic and pigment data

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 167, Issue , 2015, Pages 259-268

  Lorenzoni, L ^a   Toro Farmer, G ^a   Varela, R ^b   Guzman, L ^b   Rojas, J ^b   Montes, E ^a   Muller Karger, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FUNDACIÓN LA SALLE DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cariaco Basin; HPLC; Hyperspectral; Phytoplankton absorption; POC:TChla

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON; COASTAL ZONES; ECOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; MARINE BIOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TIME SERIES; WATER QUALITY;

CARIACO BASINS; HPLC; HYPERSPECTRAL; PHYTOPLANKTON ABSORPTIONS; POC:TCHLA;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

ABSORPTION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CYANOBACTERIUM; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIACO BASIN; CARIBBEAN SEA; VENEZUELA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84938950076     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2015.05.002     Document Type: Article

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