Distribution of estuarine benthic diatom species along salinity and nutrient gradients

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-183

  Underwood, Graham J C ^a   Phillips, James ^a   Saunders, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Diatoms; Epipelic; Estuarine; Mesocosm; Nutrients; Salinity

Indexed keywords

CYLINDROTHECA CLOSTERIUM; CYLINDROTHECA SIGNATA; GYROSIGMA FASCIOLA; GYROSIGMA LIMOSUM; GYROSIGMA LITTORALE; NAVICULA GREGARIA; NAVICULA PARGEMINA; NAVICULA PHYLLEPTA; NITZSCHIA APICULATA; NITZSCHIA FRUSTULUM; NITZSCHIA SIGMA; OSCILLATORIA LIMOSA; OSCILLATORIA PRINCEPS; PLAGIOTROPIS VITREA; PLEUROSIGMA ANGULATUM; SCOLIONEIS TUMIDA;

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT GRADIENT; PHYTOBENTHOS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SALINITY;

EID: 0031597295     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670269810001736673     Document Type: Article

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