A method to determine which nutrient is limiting for plant growth in estuarine waters - At any salinity

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 945-955

  Neill, Michael ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carbon; Estuary; Limiting; Nitrogen; Nutrient; Phosphorus; Phytoplankton; Plant; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CARBON; ESTUARIES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

LIMITING; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON;

SURFACE WATER RESOURCES;

CARBON; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE;

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH REGULATOR; LIMITING FACTOR; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATOM; ESTUARY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRELAND; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANT GROWTH; SALINITY;

CARBON; FRESH WATER; IRELAND; MARINE BIOLOGY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANTS; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 24644451504     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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