Effect of upwelling on the pelagic environment and bloom-forming cyanobacteria in the western Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 67-82

  Vahtera, E ^a   Laanemets, J ^b   Pavelson, J ^b   Huttunen, M ^a   Kononen, K ^a,c  

^a Tallinn University of Technology ^*  (Finland)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^c ACADEMY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aphanizomenon flos aquae; Baltic Sea; Gulf of Finland; Mesodinium rubrum; Nodularia spumigena; Phosphorus; Surface layer temperature; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMASS; METEOROLOGY; MONITORING; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

APHANIZOMENON FLOS-AQUAE; BALTIC SEA; GULF OF FINLAND; MESODINIUM RUBRUM; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA; SURFACE LAYER TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; GULF OF FINLAND; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

APHANIZOMENON FLOS AQUAE; CYANOBACTERIA; MESODINIUM RUBRUM; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA;

EID: 27144499487     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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