A comparative study of microalgal production in a marine versus a river-dominated temporarily open/closed estuary, South Africa

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 768-780

  Anandraj, Akash ^a,b   Perissinotto, Renzo ^b   Nozais, Christian ^b,c  

^a MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

benthic microalgae; phytoplankton; primary production; South Africa; temporarily open closed estuaries

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MICROALGA; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; MDLOTI ESTUARY; MPENJATI ESTUARY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34249326601     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.03.020     Document Type: Article

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