Environmental forcing of phytoplankton floral composition, biomass, and primary productivity in Chesapeake Bay, USA

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 108-122

  Adolf, Jason E ^a,c   Yeager, Christina L ^a   Miller, W David ^a   Mallonee, Michael E ^a   Harding Jr , Lawrence W ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; HPLC; Maryland; Phytoplankton; Pigments; Primary production; Taxonomic composition; USA; Virginia

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 32444447726     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.11.030     Document Type: Article

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