Bio-optical properties and development of a sub-surface chlorophyll maxima (SCM) in southwest Kattegat, Baltic Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 372-378

  Lund Hansen, Lars Chresten ^a   De Amezua Ayala, Pilar Casado ^a,b   Reglero, Alfonso Fragua ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

irradiance; Kattegat; nutrients; stratification; sub surface chlorophyll maxima

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; DIATOM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; KATTEGAT; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CERATAULINA PELAGICA; NITZSCHIA;

EID: 33646892000     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.02.019     Document Type: Article

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