Seasonal variability of plankton blooms in the Ria de Ferrol (NW Spain): I. Nutrient concentrations and nitrogen uptake rates

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 269-284

  Bode, Antonio ^a   González, Nicolás ^a   Rodríguez, Cristina ^a   Varela, Manuel ^a   Varela, Marta M ^a  

^a Centro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gross uptake rates; Nitrogen; Nutrients; NW Spain; Plankton; Rias

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; RIA DE FERROL; RIAS ALTAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

ALGAE;

EID: 14644427781     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.11.020     Document Type: Article

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