Influence of the Amazon and Pará Rivers on water composition and phytoplankton biomass on the adjacent shelf

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 585-593

  Santos, Maria L S ^a   Medeiros, Carmen ^a   Muniz, Kátia ^a   Feitosa, Fernando A N ^a   Schwamborn, Ralf ^a   Macêdo, Sílvio J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon River; Chlorophyll a; Nitrogen; Phosphorous; Silica

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; THERMOCLINE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AMAZON RIVER; BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL]; PARA RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 44649154531     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0538.1     Document Type: Article

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