Relative effects of physical and biological processes on nutrient and phytoplankton dynamics in a shallow estuary after a storm event

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-95

  Moore, Stephanie K ^a,b   Baird, Mark E ^a   Suthers, Iain M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; GRAZING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLLUSC; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER FLOW; SALINITY; STORM; STRATIFICATION; WATER COLUMN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

XENOSTROBUS SECURIS;

EID: 33745908873     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784701     Document Type: Article

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