Primary production by suspended and benthic microalgae in a turbid estuary: Time-scales of variability in San Antonio Bay, Texas

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 245-268

  MacIntyre, Hugh L ^a,b   Cullen, John J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthos; BZI; Estuary; Mixing; Modeling; Photoacclimation; Photoinhibition; Photosynthesis; Resuspension; Turbidit y

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROALGAE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SUSPENDED/BENTHIC MICROALGAE; TURBIDITY;

USA, TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO BAY;

EID: 0030302719     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps145245     Document Type: Article

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