Contrast in biological responses to tidally-induced vertical mixing for two macrotidal ecosystems of Western Europe

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 645-665

  Ragueneau, O ^a   Queguiner B ^a   Treguer P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

coastal waters; hydrodynamics; nutrients; phytoplankton; primary production; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

ALGAL BLOOMS; BLOOM; DIATOM; HYDRODYNAMICS; MACROTIDAL ECOSYSTEMS; MIXING; PHYTOPLANKTON; TIDAL CYCLE; VERTICAL MIXING;

ATLANTIC, BAY OF BREST; ENGLISH CHANNEL; ENGLISH CHANNEL, (WESTERN); FRANCE, BAY OF BREST;

EID: 0030131660     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0042     Document Type: Article

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