Spatial and temporal trends in nutrient concentrations in the Belgian Continental area of the North Sea during the period 1993-2000

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 517-528

  De Galan, Sandra ^a   Elskens, Marc ^a   Goeyens, Leo ^b   Pollentier, André ^c   Brion, Natacha ^a   Baeyens, Willy ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^c 8400 Ostend Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian Continental zone; DIN; DON; North Sea; nutrients; seasonality; spatial variability

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHATE; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 5644271895     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.06.015     Document Type: Article

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