Recent patterns in potential phytoplankton limitation along the Northwest European continental coast

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 34-43

  Loebl, Martina ^a,b   Colijn, Franciscus ^a   van Beusekom, Justus E E ^b   Baretta Bekker, Johanna G ^c   Lancelot, Christiane ^d   Philippart, Catharina J M ^e   Rousseau, Véronique ^d   Wiltshire, Karen H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^e ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Growth Limitation; Nutrients; Phytoplankton; Time Series

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; EUTROPHICATION; HYDROGRAPHY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; TIME SERIES;

EID: 58149330221     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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