Physical characterisation and microphytobenthos biomass of estuarine and lagoon environments of the Southwest coast of Portugal

Limnetica

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 69-80

  Fidalgo E Costa, P ^a   Brotas, V ^a   Cancela Da Fonseca, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Estuarine systems; Granulometry; Microphytobenthos; Organic matter; Salinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444379107     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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