Nutrients, irradiance, and mixing as factors regulating primary production in coastal waters impacted by the Mississippi River plume

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1113-1141

  Lohrenz, Steven E ^a   Fahnenstiel, Gary L ^b   Redalje, Donald G ^a   Lang, Gregory A ^c   Dagg, Michael J ^d   Whitledge, Terry E ^e   Dortch, Quay ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d LA Universities Marine Consortium   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Fronts; Gulf of Mexico; Light limitation; Mississippi river; Mixing; Nutrient limitation; Nutrients; Phytoplankton; Primary production

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; IRRADIANCE; MIXING; NUTRIENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER PLUME;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0033522973     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(99)00012-6     Document Type: Article

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