Microphytobenthic biomass, species composition and nutrient availability in sublittoral sediments of the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 50-62

  Cibic, Tamara ^a   Blasutto, Oriana ^b   Falconi, Claus ^a   Fonda Umani, Serena ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b Regional Agency for Environmental Protection (ARPA)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

45 42.05 N, 13 42.60 E; diatoms; microphytobenthic abundance; microphytobenthic biomass; microphytobenthos; northern Adriatic Sea; nutrients

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOBENTHOS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

ADRIATIC SEA; GULF OF TRIESTE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DIPLONEIS; NAVICULA; NITZSCHIA; PINNULARIA;

EID: 34548428663     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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