Spatial and temporal variation of resource limitation in Chesapeake Bay

Marine Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 763-778

  Fisher, T R ^a   Gustafson, A B ^a   Sellner, K ^b   Lacouture, R ^b   Haas, L W ^c   Wetzel, R L ^c   Magnien, R ^d   Everitt, D ^d   Michaels, B ^d   Karrh, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^d MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS;

LIMITING FACTOR; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033051902     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050518     Document Type: Article

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