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DISTRIBUTION OF PHYTOPLANKTON SPECIES WITH RESPECT TO SALINITY BETWEEN THE COAST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND BERMUDA 1
Author(s) -
Hulburt Edward M.,
Rodman Janet
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1963.8.2.0263
Subject(s) - phytoplankton , salinity , oceanography , range (aeronautics) , nutrient , environmental science , cosmopolitan distribution , distribution (mathematics) , ecology , biology , geology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , composite material , materials science
The distribution of phytoplankton species throughout a range of salinities from 31.68‰ to 36.53‰ indicates that a considerable number are favored by lower and a smaller number by higher salinities. Most of the former are commonly considered neritic, many of the latter are thought of as oceanic. However, during blooms in the open ocean, neritic forms may become abundant. The appearance of these as related to nutrients as well as salinity is discussed.