Nutrient fluxes to the Bay of Biscay from Cantabrian rivers (Spain)

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 271-278

  Prego, Ricardo ^a   Vergara, Javier ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cantabrian coast; Nitrate; Phosphate; River; Silicate

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OUTFLOW; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; CANTABRIA; SPAIN;

EID: 0032029083     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(98)80014-5     Document Type: Article

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