Calcidiscus quadriperforatus and Calcidiscus leptoporus as oceanographic tracers in Lisbon Bay (Portugal)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-344

  Silva, A ^a   Palma, S ^a   Oliveira, P B ^a   Moita, M T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

coccolithophores; cross shelf transport; Iberia upwelling system; seasonal succession; time series

Indexed keywords

BAY; COCCOLITH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EDDY; NUTRIENT; SALINITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TIME SERIES; UPWELLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CALCIDISCUS; CALCIDISCUS LEPTOPORUS; CALCIDISCUS QUADRIPERFORATUS; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 58149299658     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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