Phytoplankton and hydrography of the Kennebec estuary, Maine, USA

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 178, Issue , 1999, Pages 133-144

  Wong, Ming Wah ^a   Townsend, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Hydrography; Kennebec estuary; Light; Maine; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PHYTOPLANKTON;

KENNEBEC ESTUARY; MAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344609813     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps178133     Document Type: Article

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