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Phytoplankton Functional Types

Phytoplankton Functional Types is a biological classification scheme that categorizes phytoplankton species into distinct groups based on shared physiological, ecological, and biogeochemical traits that govern their roles in marine ecosystem dynamics and nutrient cycling.

647

Publications

44.4K

Citations

2.2K

Authors

821

Institutions

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2017–2026

225

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Publications

647

Towards a functional classification of the freshwater phytoplankton

C. S. Reynolds, Vera L. M. Huszar, Carla Kruk et al. · Journal of Plankton Research · 2002 · 2K citations

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Identifying marine phytoplankton

Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 1.6K citations

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Determinants of community structure in the global plankton interactome

Gipsi Lima‐Mendez, Karoline Faust, Nicolas Henry et al. · Science · 2015 · 1K citations · Full text

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Upper ocean ecosystem dynamics and iron cycling in a global three‐dimensional model

J. Keith Moore, Scott C. Doney, Keith Lindsay · Global Biogeochemical Cycles · 2004 · 982 citations · Full text

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The role of functional traits and trade‐offs in structuring phytoplankton communities: scaling from cellular to ecosystem level

Elena Litchman, Christopher A. Klausmeier, Oscar Schofield et al. · Ecology Letters · 2007 · 917 citations

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Authors

2.2K

  1. RJ
    Robert J. W. Brewin

    Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 1.1K citations

    13

    h-index

  2. JP
    Judit Padisák

    University of Pannonia, Hungary

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

    12

    h-index

  3. VL
    Vera L. M. Huszar

    Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    12 publications · 3.5K citations

    12

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  4. CL
    Corinne Le Quéré

    University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 936 citations

    12

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  5. AB
    Astrid Bracher

    University of Bremen, Germany

    11 publications · 848 citations

    11

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Institutions

821

  1. Plymouth Marine Laboratory

    Plymouth, United Kingdom

    30 h-index

    108 publications

    10.4K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    29 h-index

    125 publications

    35.3K citations

  3. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    19 h-index

    48 publications

    3.9K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    18 h-index

    99 publications

    4.4K citations

  5. Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

    Bremerhaven, Germany

    16 h-index

    47 publications

    2.9K citations

  6. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    15 h-index

    55 publications

    24.2K citations

  7. University of Pannonia

    Veszprém, Hungary

    14 h-index

    21 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    13 h-index

    27 publications

    5.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Hydrobiologia

    44 publications · 2.6K citations

    32

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  2. Journal of Plankton Research

    39 publications · 4.9K citations

    28

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  3. Ecological Indicators

    18 publications · 745 citations

    18

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  4. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 15 publications · 1.3K citations

    14

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  5. Biogeosciences

    14 publications · 1.5K citations

    14

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