Seasonal variability in response of estuarine phytoplankton communities to stress: Linkages between toxic trace elements and nutrient enrichment

Estuaries

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 323-338

  Riedel, Gerhardt F ^a   Sanders, James G ^b   Breitburg, Denise L ^a  

^a Estuarine Research Center   (United States)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRACE ELEMENT;

MARYLAND; PATUXENT ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0038045239     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02695971     Document Type: Article

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