Hydrodynamic control of the supply of suspended chlorophyll a to infaunal estuarine bivalves

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 369-384

  Roegner, G C ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Chlorophyll a; Estuary; Horizontal flux; Infaunal bivalve; Nova Scotia; Seston depletion

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FILTER FEEDER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLLUSC; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; EEL RIVER; NOVA SCOTIA;

BIVALVIA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 0032169672     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0351     Document Type: Article

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