Physical forcing and phytoplankton distributions

At the global and regional scales, the distribution and abundance of marine phytoplankton are under the control of physical forcing. Moreover, the community structure and the size structure of phytoplankton assemblages also appear to be under physical control. Areas of the ocean with common physical...

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Main Authors: Trevor Platt, Heather Bouman, Emmanuel Devred, César Fuentes-Yaco, Shubha Sathyendranath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2005-06-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/294