Seasonal patterns and long-term trends in an estuarine upwelling ecosystem (Ria de Vigo, NW Spain)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-300

  Nogueira, E ^a   Perez F F ^a   Rios A F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

long term trends; NW Spain; remineralization; Ria de Vigo; seasonal cycles

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; COASTAL UPWELLING; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

SPAIN, GALICIA, RIA DE VIGO;

EID: 0031082164     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0119     Document Type: Article

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