Microphytobenthos contribution to nutrient-phytoplankton dynamics in a shallow coastal lagoon

Estuaries

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 540-551

  Webster, Ian T ^a   Ford, Phillip W ^a   Hodgson, Bruce ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOBENTHOS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036699044     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02804889     Document Type: Article

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