Potential impacts of the spring-neap tidal cycle on shelf sea primary production

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-197

  Sharples, Jonathan ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BOTTOM WATER; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MIXING; ORGANIC CARBON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SHELF SEA; THERMOCLINE; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL CYCLE;

EID: 41149091146     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbm088     Document Type: Article

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