Environmental drivers of phytoplankton distribution and composition in Tagus Estuary, Portugal

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 21-34

  Gameiro, C ^a   Cartaxana, P ^a   Brotas, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

chemotaxonomy; chlorophyll a; environmental drivers; monitoring; phytoplankton; Tagus estuary

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS ESTUARY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUGLENIDA; PRASINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 34548418454     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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