Long-term increase of phytoplankton biomass in Chesapeake Bay, 1950-1994

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 157, Issue , 1997, Pages 39-52

  Harding Jr , L W ^a,b   Perry, E S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Estuaries; Eutrophication; Historical trends; Phytoplankton biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; PHYTOPLANKTON;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; USA;

ARMA;

EID: 1842301157     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps157039     Document Type: Article

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