Nitrogen and silicon limitation of phytoplankton communities across an urban estuary: The East River-Long Island Sound system

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-138

  Gobler, Christopher J ^a   Buck, Nathan J ^a   Sieracki, Michael E ^b   Sañudo Wilhelmy, Sergio A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

eutrophication; nutrient limitation; nutrient ratios; nutrients; phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; DISCHARGE; ESTUARY; GROWTH; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILICON; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; DONG RIVER; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; LONG ISLAND SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 33646875302     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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