Phytoplankton production, biomass and community structure following a summer nutrient pulse in Chesapeake Bay

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-149

  Yeager, Christina L J ^a,b   Harding Jr , Lawrence W ^a   Mallonee, Michael E ^a  

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

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Bloom; Estuary; Microplankton; Wind mixing

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE;

EID: 21344463558     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-004-4767-6     Document Type: Article

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