Phytoplankton spring bloom of the Gironde plume waters in the Bay of Biscay: Early phosphorus limitation and food-web consequences

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 279-291

  Herbland, Alain ^a   Delmas, Daniel ^a   Laborde, Pierre ^b   Sautour, Benoit ^b   Artigas, Felipe ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Coastal water; Estuarine water; Limiting factor; Phosphate; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER PLUME;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; GIRONDE RIVER PLUME;

ALGAE;

EID: 0032029331     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(98)80015-7     Document Type: Article

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