Temporal and spatial variation of Ulva spp. and water properties in the Cabo Frio upwelling region of Brazil

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-114

  Alves De Guimaraens, Mariana ^a   Coutinho, Ricardo ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Inst Estud do Mar Almirante P   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Algal distribution; Brazil; Cabo Frio upwelling; Seasonality; Spatial analyses

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; SEASON; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BRAZIL;

ULVA;

EID: 0343384362     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(99)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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