Nitrogen removal by phytoplankton uptake through a temperate non-turbid estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 473-486

  Torres Valdés, Sinhué ^a   Purdie, Duncan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

estuaries; nitrogen removal; nitrogen uptake; phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUPHOTIC ZONE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; UREA; WATER COLUMN;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAMPSHIRE; SOUTHAMPTON WATER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750032951     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.06.028     Document Type: Article

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