Seasonal variation in the regulation of phytoplankton by nitrogen and grazing in a salt-marsh estuary

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 636-646

  Lewitus, Alan J ^a   Koepfler, Eric T ^b   Morris, James T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Department of Public Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; GRAZING; NITROGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION GROWTH; SEASONALITY;

NORTH INLET; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031875944     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.4.0636     Document Type: Article

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