Effects of spatial and temporal variability of turbidity on phytoplankton blooms

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 254, Issue , 2003, Pages 111-128

  May, Christine L ^a   Koseff, Jeffrey R ^a   Lucas, Lisa V ^b   Cloern, James E ^b   Schoellhamer, David H ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Placer Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal ecosystems; Coastal eutrophication; Estuaries; Light limitation; Numerical modeling; Nutrient enrichment; Phytoplankton; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0038378793     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps254111     Document Type: Article

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