Hydrography and phytoplankton in an isolated and non-pristine ria area: The A Coruña Harbour (NW Spain)

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-124

  Varela, Manuel ^a   Prego, Ricardo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Dinoflagellates; Eutrophy; Flagellates; Galician coast; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; HYDROGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION EFFECT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

GALICIA; LA CORUNA HARBOUR; SPAIN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 0037840500     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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