Scaling the trophic status of the Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 51-57

  Ignatiades, Lydia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Eastern Mediterranean; Eutrophication; Mesotrophy; Oligotrophy; Scaling

Indexed keywords

TROPHIC STATUS;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 20444483349     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2005.02.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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