Nutrient limitation of phytoplankton growth in Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts, USA: A nutrient enrichment study

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-155

  Tomasky, Gabrielle ^a   Barak, Jeri ^b   Valiela, Ivan ^a   Behr, Peter ^a,c   Soucy, Lori ^a,d   Foreman, Kenneth ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Louisville School   (United States)

^d ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Enrichment experiment; Nutrient limitation; Phytoplankton growth

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; GROWTH; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY; SEASONALITY; UNITED STATES;

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033498467     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009912430833     Document Type: Article

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