The deep chlorophyll maximum in the coastal north eastern Adriatic Sea, July 2007

Acta Botanica Croatica

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-43

  Viličić, Damir ^a   Orlić, Mirko ^a   Jasprica, Nenad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUBROVNIK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Biomass; Deep chlorophyll maximum; Pag Channel; Phytoplankton; Salinity; Temperature; Velebit Channel

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 43649108340     PISSN: 03650588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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