Multidecadal (1959-1997) changes in Skeletonema abundance and seasonal bloom patterns in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 84-94

  Borkman, David G ^a   Smayda, Theodore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate Change; Long term Change; Narragansett Bay; North Atlantic Oscillation; Northwest Atlantic; Phytoplankton Time Series; Phytoplankton Trends; Skeletonema

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIATOM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RIVER FLOW; TIME SERIES;

NARRAGANSETT BAY; NORTH AMERICA; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ACARTIA HUDSONICA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA; NITZSCHIA ALBA; SKELETONEMA;

EID: 58149357074     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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