Enrichment experiments and primary production at Sagres (SW Portugal)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 359, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-125

  Loureiro, Sofia ^a   Icely, John ^b   Newton, Alice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b Sagremarisco   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Nitrogen; Nutrient limitation; Upwelling system

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; GROWTH; MICROALGA; MICROPLANKTON; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; UPWELLING;

CAPE SAINT VINCENT; EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SAGRES; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 43149085266     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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