Nutrient limitation of phytoplankton in solar salt ponds in Shark Bay, Western Australia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 626, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-109

  Segal, Richard D ^a   Waite, Anya M ^a   Hamilton, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic nitrogen; Nutrient limitation; Phytoplankton; Salinity gradient

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; LAKES; MAGNESIUM; METAL IONS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR PONDS;

CONCENTRATION OF; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGENS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NUTRIENTS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; HIGH SALINITIES; IN-SITU; LOW SALINITIES; MAGNESIUM IONS; NUTRIENT ADDITIONS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ORGANIC NUTRIENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON SPECIES; SALINITY GRADIENT; SALT PRODUCTIONS; WATER COLUMNS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

NUTRIENTS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY; SALT PAN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SHARK BAY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 62549131135     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9739-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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