Large-scale shoreline configuration influences phytoplankton concentration and mussel growth

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-208

  Archambault, P ^a   McKindsey, C W ^a   Bourget, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Large scale; Mussel growth; Mytilus edulis; Shoreline configuration; St Lawrence Estuary

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; GROWTH; MUSSEL CULTURE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

CANADA; QUEBEC; ST LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0032845594     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1999.0481     Document Type: Article

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