Phytoplankton responses to nutrient sources in coastal waters off southeastern Australia

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2003, Pages 105-117

  Pritchard, T R ^a,b   Lee, R S ^c   Ajani, P A ^a   Rendell, P S ^a   Black, K ^d   Koop, K ^a  

^a NSW Environment Protection Authority   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Amalgamates Solutions and Research Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Algal blooms; Estuarine nutrients; New South Wales; Ocean nutrients; Sewage nutrients; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0041408957     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980301469     Document Type: Conference Paper

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