Assessing phytoplankton community composition using combined pigment and particle size distribution analysis

This study is a result of the MINECO Grant ‘GRADIENTS Fine-scale structure of cross-shore GRADIENTS along the Mediterranean coast (CTM2012-39476).’ J.S.F.-M.’s work was supported by a PhD fellowship from Conselleria d’Educacio (Govern de les Illes Balears) and Fondo Social Europeo (FSE). S.A.’s work was funded by a Marie Sklodowska-Curie International Outgoing Fellowship within the 7th European Community Framework Programme (Project CONPLANK, PIOF-GA-2011-302562)