Nitrogen uptake in permanently well-mixed temperate coastal waters

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 803-818

  L'Helguen, Stéphane ^a,b   Madec, Christian ^a   Corre, Pierre Le ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b CNRS et Univ de Paris VI   (France)

Author keywords

English Channel; nitrogen; phytoplankton; seasonal cycles; uptake

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ENGLISH CHANNEL; ENGLISH CHANNEL, (WESTERN);

EID: 0030153541     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0051     Document Type: Article

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