Spring bloom in the central Strait of Georgia: Interactions of river discharge, winds and grazing

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 255-263

  Yin, Kedong ^a   Harrison, Paul J ^a   Goldblatt, Robert H ^a   Beamish, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estuary; Nutrients; Phytoplankton biomass; Primary productivity; River discharge; Spring bloom; Strait of Georgia; Winds; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOMS; BLOOM; ESTUARINE; ESTUARY; GRAZING; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER DISCHARGE; WIND FORCING;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, STRAIT OF GEORGIA;

EID: 0029740863     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps138255     Document Type: Article

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