Phytoplankton blooms in the Huon Estuary, Tasmania: Top-down or bottom-up control?

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 735-753

  Thompson, Peter A ^a   Bonham, Pru I ^a   Swadling, Kerrie M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; AUTOTROPHY; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; DOMINANCE; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HUON ESTUARY; TASMANIA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; NOCTILUCA SCINTILLANS; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 48149106997     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn044     Document Type: Article

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