New primary production in northwest European shelf seasr 1960-2003

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 363, Issue , 2008, Pages 183-203

  Heath, Mike R ^a   Beare, Doug J ^b  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

f ratio; Food web; Nitrate; North Sea; Primary production; Recycled production; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; FOOD WEB; NITRATE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 49449088568     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07460     Document Type: Article

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