Effects of a fluctuation in Fraser River discharge on primary production in the central Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1015-1024

  Yin, Kedong ^a   Harrison, Paul J ^a   Beamish, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER DISCHARGE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; STRAIT OF GEORGIA;

EID: 0030829064     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-010     Document Type: Article

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