ENSO and riverine control of nutrient loading, phytoplankton biomass and mussel aquaculture yield in Pelorus Sound, New Zealand

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 371, Issue , 2008, Pages 131-142

  Zeldis, J R ^a   Howard Williams, C ^a   Carter, C M ^a,b   Schiel, D R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Climate; ENSO; Estuaries; Mussel aquaculture; Nutrients; Primary biomass

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; CLIMATE FORCING; DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FOOD QUALITY; MUSSEL CULTURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRACER; UPWELLING; WIND STRESS;

AUSTRALASIA; MARLBOROUGH; NEW ZEALAND; PELORUS SOUND; SOUTH ISLAND;

PERNA; PERNA CANALICULUS;

EID: 57849113215     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07668     Document Type: Article

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