Alternation of factors limiting phytoplankton production in the cape fear river estuary

Estuaries

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 825-836

  Mallin, Michael A ^a   Cahoon, Lawrence B ^a   McIver, Matthew R ^a   Parsons, Douglas C ^a   Shank, G Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; LIMITING FACTOR; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

CAPE FEAR ESTUARY; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 0033381567     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1353064     Document Type: Article

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