Nutrient dynamics in ship harbour, Nova Scotia

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-58

  Strain, Peter M ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; HARBOR; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; REMINERALIZATION; WATER COLUMN;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 0035982894     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/ao.400103     Document Type: Article

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