Shallow water processes govern system-wide phytoplankton bloom dynamics: A field study

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 153-166

  Thompson, J K ^a,b   Koseff, J R ^b   Monismith, S G ^b   Lucas, L V ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic grazing; California; Estuarine dynamics; Phytoplankton; San Francisco Bay; Shellfish; USA; Zoobenthos

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; BIOMASS; BLOOMS (METAL); DYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FEEDING; PHYTOPLANKTON; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WAVE FILTERS;

BENTHIC GRAZING; CALIFORNIA; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SHELLFISH; USA; ZOOBENTHOS;

WATER FILTRATION;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIVALVE; DEEP WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FILTER FEEDER; GRAZING; LIGHT ATTENUATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SHALLOW WATER; STRATIFICATION; WIND VELOCITY; ZOOBENTHOS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; AVES; BIVALVIA;

EID: 54249142347     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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