Trophic categorization in the Rías Baixas (NW Spain): Nutrients in water and in macroalgae

Scientia Marina

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-97

  Villares, Rubén ^a   Carballeira, Alejo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enteromorpha; Eutrophication; Nutrients; Rias Baixas; Spain; Ulva

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; EUTROPHICATION; MACROALGA; NUTRIENT; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; WATER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; RIAS BAJAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALGAE; ULVA;

EID: 33646544678     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 02148358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2006.70n189     Document Type: Article

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