Modelling nitrogen and phosphorus limitation on phytoplankton growth in Narva Bay, south-eastern Gulf of Finland

Oceanologia

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-276

  Lessin, Gennadi ^a   Lips, Inga ^a   Raudsepp, Urmas ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Gulf of Finland; Narva Bay; Numerical modelling; Nutrient limitation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; EURASIA; GULF OF FINLAND; NARVA BAY;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 34547130806     PISSN: 00783234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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