Nutrient Dynamics in the Pomeranian Bay (Southern Baltic): Impact of the Oder River Outflow

Estuaries

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1238-1254

  Pastuszak, Marianna ^a   Nagel, Klaus ^b   Grelowski, Alfred ^a   Mohrholz, Volker ^b   Zalewski, Mariusz ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; COASTAL WATER; NUTRIENT BUDGET; RIVER DISCHARGE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ODER RIVER; POMERANIAN BAY;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0348227682     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803627     Document Type: Article

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