Sedimentation and pelagic retention of particulate C, N and P in the Coastal Northern Baltic Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 703-712

  Heiskanen, A S ^a   Haapala, J ^d   Gundersen, K ^b,c  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Chlorophyll a; Hydrodynamics; Nitrogen; Particulate carbon; Phosphorus; Recycling; Resuspension; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RESUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0032079014     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0320     Document Type: Article

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