The effects of a strong winter storm on physical and biological variables at a shelf site in the Mediterranean

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-419

  Grémare, Antoine ^a   Amouroux, Jean Michel ^a   Cauwet, Gustave ^a   Charles, François ^a   Courties, Claude ^b   De Bovée, Francis ^a   Dinet, Alain ^a   Devenon, Jean Luc ^c   De Madron, Xavier Durrieu ^d   Ferre, Béatrice ^d   Fraunie, Philippe ^c   Joux, Fabien ^a   Lantoine, François ^a   Lebaron, Philippe ^a   Naudin, Jean Jacques ^a   Palanques, Albert ^e   Pujo Pay, Mireille ^a   Zudaire, Laurent ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coastal ecosystem; Impact of storm; NW Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; STORM; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

(NORTHWEST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 10744227399     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(03)00029-X     Document Type: Article

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