Silicic acid depletion and silicon limitation in the plume of the Mississippi River: Evidence from kinetic studies in spring and summer

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 136, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 163-178

  Nelson, David M ^a   Dortch, Quay ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Louisiana Universities Mar C   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal eutrophication; Diatoms; Gulf of Mexico; Mississippi River; Nutrients; Si limitation

Indexed keywords

KINETIC STUDIES; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; RIVER PLUMES; SILICIC ACID; SILICON;

GULF OF MEXICO, MISSISSIPPI PLUME;

EID: 0029669638     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps136163     Document Type: Article

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