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- Title
Picophytoplankton biomass distribution in the global ocean.
- Authors
Buitenhuis, E. T.; Li, W. K. W.; Vaulot, D.; Lomas, M. W.; Landry, M.; Partensky, F.; Karl, D. M.; Ulloa, O.; Campbell, L.; Jacquet, S.; Lantoine, F.; Chavez, F.; Macias, D.; Gosselin, M.; McManus, G. B.
- Abstract
The article presents a study which compiles a database of picophytoplankton biomass distribution in the world ocean with 40,946 data points on the World Ocean Atlas grid. The study used average conversion factors for the groups of synechococcus, prochlorococcus, and picoeukaryotes. Results show that the average biomass of picophytoplanktons is somewhat higher in the tropics, while the standard deviation within latitude bands is high.
- Subjects
TROPICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; BIOMASS; DATABASES; SYNECHOCOCCUS; LATITUDE
- Publication
Earth System Science Data Discussions, 2012, Vol 5, Issue 1, p221
- ISSN
1866-3591
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/essdd-5-221-2012