Physical-biological coupling in the coastal upwelling system of the Ría de Vigo (NW Spain). I: In situ approach

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 353, Issue , 2008, Pages 27-40

  Piedracoba, S ^a,b   Nieto Cid, M ^a   Souto, C ^b   Gilcoto, M ^b,c   Roson G ^b   Alvarez Salgado X A ^a   Varela, R ^b   Figueiras, F G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Downwelling; Geochemical model; Nitrogen fluxes; R as baixas (NW Spain); Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ALLOCHTHON; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; GEOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; METABOLISM; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NITROGEN CYCLE; OCEANIC CONVECTION; PHOTIC ZONE; TROPHIC LEVEL; TURBULENT MIXING; UPWELLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; PONTEVEDRA [GALICIA]; RIA DE VIGO; RIAS BAJAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 39349105630     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07197     Document Type: Article

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