Settlement of marine periphytic algae in a tropical estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 241-248

  Nayar, S ^a   Goh, B P L ^b   Chou, L M ^c  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Diatoms; Nutrients; Periphytic algae; Photosynthetically available radiation; Ponggol estuary; Productivity; Settlement

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIUM (GENUS); DINOPHYCEAE; PRASINOPHYCEAE; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; THALASSIOSIRA ROTULA;

EID: 21744431988     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.01.016     Document Type: Article

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