Seasonal variation in the phytoplanktonic community, seston and environmental variables during a 2-year period and oyster growth at two mariculture sites, southern Chile

Marine Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-89

  Toro, Jorge E ^a   Paredes, Pamela I ^a   Villagra, Dario J ^a   Senn, Carolina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bivalve growth; Chile; Chlorophyll a; Ecology; Environmental variables; Phytoplankton; Seasonal variability

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; OYSTER CULTURE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SESTON;

CHILE;

BIVALVIA; OSTREA CHILENSIS;

EID: 0032694383     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0485.1999.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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