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Growth of oceanic phytoplankton in enrichment cultures 1
Author(s) -
Booth Beatrice C.
Publication year - 1975
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.1975.20.5.0865
Subject(s) - phytoplankton , subarctic climate , oceanography , biomass (ecology) , nutrient , environmental science , spring (device) , biology , ecology , geology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Twenty‐six species of phytoplankton were able to multiply in water collected from the surface at nine stations in the subarctic Pacific and enriched with nutrients. These species normally constitute 91% of the total cell numbers and 64% of the phytoplankton biomass in the collection area in the spring months.