Diatom succession and silicon removal from freshwater in estuarine mixing zones: From experiment to modelling

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-26

  Roubeix, Vincent ^a   Rousseau, Véronique ^a   Lancelot, Christiane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

diatoms; ecological succession; estuaries; salinity gradients; silica

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRESHWATER; LIGHT EFFECT; SALINITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SILICA; SUCCESSION; TRANSFORMATION;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 41749113788     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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