The effect of fresh water runoff on the distribution of dissolved inorganic nutrients and plankton in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Caribbean Panama

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 414-429

  D'Croz, Luis ^a,b   del Rosario, Juan B ^a   Góndola, Plinio ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

Author keywords

Central America; Chlorophyll a; Coral reefs; Eutrophication; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT; PLANKTON; RUNOFF;

BOCAS DEL TORO; CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 31344473443     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: 00086452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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