Nutrient, particulate matter and phytoplankton variability in the photic layer of the Otranto strait

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 381-398

  Socal, Giorgio ^a   Boldrin, Alfredo ^a   Bianchi, Franco ^a   Civitarese, Giuseppe ^b   De Lazzari, Amelia ^a   Rabitti, Sandro ^a   Totti, Cecilia ^c   Turchetto, Margherita M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Ist Sperim Talassografico CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eastern Mediterranean; Nutrients; Otranto strait; Phytoplankton; Suspended matter

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT CYCLING; WATER ANALYSIS;

NUTRIENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032949853     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)00075-X     Document Type: Article

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