Assessment of nutrient limitation in Rijeka Bay, NE Adriatic Sea, using miniaturized bioassay

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 358, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-56

  Lušić, Darija Vukić ^a   Peršić, Vesna ^b   Horvatić, Janja ^b   Viličić, Damir ^c   Traven, Luka ^a   Dakovac, Tamara ^d   Mićović, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Bioassay; Chlorophyll a; DIN:TP ratio; Limiting nutrients; Trophic index

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOASSAY; CHLOROPHYLL A; DIATOM; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; RIJEKA BAY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM;

EID: 40849101545     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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