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: Platt, T, Bouman, H, Devred, E, Fuentes-Yaco, C, Sathyendranath, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005