Seasonal changes in major ions, nutrients and chlorophyll a at two sites in the Swan River estuary, Western Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 803-815

  Hamilton, D P ^a,b   Douglas, G B ^c   Adeney, J A ^c   Radke, L C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Major ions; Nutrients; Salt wedge; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; ESTUARY; ION; NUTRIENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SWAN RIVER [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33845313933     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF05046     Document Type: Article

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