Primary productivity regime and nutrient removal in the Danube estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 579-589

  Humborg, C ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Black Sea; Danube; Estuaries; Light conditions; Mixing diagrams; Primary production

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYRODYNAMICS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY;

DANUBE ESTUARY; EUROPE;

EID: 0031279785     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0248     Document Type: Article

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