Factors affecting microphytobenthic biomass, species composition and production in the Colne Estuary (UK)

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 285-300

  Thornton, Daniel C O ^a   Dong, Liang F ^a   Underwood, Graham J C ^a   Nedwell, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbohydrate; Chlorophyll a; Diatom; Estuarine ecology; Exopolymeric substances; Navicula; Nitrogen; Oxygen flux; Production

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NAVICULA;

EID: 0037117808     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame027285     Document Type: Article

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