Phytoplankton spring bloom in the Tagus coastal waters: Hydrological and chemical conditions

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-250

  Cabecadas L ^a   Brogueira, Ma J ^b   Cabecadas G ^b  

^a Direccao Geral do Ambiente   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal waters; Detonula; Nutrient dynamics; Tagus river plume; Thalassiosira

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HYDROLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

PORTUGAL; TAGUS ESTUARY;

DETONULA PUMILA; THALASSIOSIRA;

EID: 0343183329     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009941313169     Document Type: Article

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