Environmental controls of phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina, U.S.A

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2491-2501

  Pinckney, James L ^a   Millie, David F ^b,c   Vinyard, Bryan T ^b   Paerl, Hans W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, NEUSE ESTUARY;

EID: 0031411890     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-165     Document Type: Article

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