Chlorophyll distribution in a temperate estuary: The Strait of Georgia and Juan de Fuca Strait

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-28

  Masson, Diane ^a   Peña, Angelica ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

chlorophyll estuary stratification

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT ATTENUATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT; NORTH AMERICA; STRAIT OF GEORGIA;

EID: 60349124160     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.12.022     Document Type: Article

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