Seasonal and Interannual Variability of the Sargasso Sea Plankton Community

abstract: Phytoplankton comprise the base of the marine food web, and, along with heterotrophic protists, they are key players in the biological pump that transports carbon from the surface to the deep ocean. In the world's subtropical oligotrophic gyres, plankton communities exhibit strong sea...

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Other Authors: Hansen, Amy (Author)
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.8746