Detailed observations of the phytoplankton spring bloom in the stratifying central North Sea

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 655-680

  Van Haren, Hans ^a   Mills, David K ^b   Wetsteyn, Lambertus P M J ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; PHYTOPLANKTON; SHELF SEA; SPRING (SEASON); STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0031789452     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224098765213621     Document Type: Article

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