Patterns of spatial and temporal variation in phytoplankton chlorophyll a in the River Trent and its tributaries

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 210-211, Issue , 1998, Pages 357-365

  Skidmore, Richard E ^a,b   Maberly, Stephen C ^a   Whitton, Brian A ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Chlorophyll a; Derwent; Devon; Dove; Growth processes; Humber Estuary; LOIS; Loss processes; Soar; Tame

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; RIVER WATER;

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLLA; GROWTH RATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER WATER QUALITY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ESTUARY; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

UK, ENGLAND, TRENT RIVER;

ALGAE;

EID: 0032574590     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00023-0     Document Type: Article

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