Nitrogen nutrition in assemblages dominated by Pseudo-nitzschia spp., Alexandrium catenella and Dinophysis acuminata off the west coast of South Africa

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 379, Issue , 2009, Pages 91-107

  Seeyave, S ^a   Probyn, T A ^b   Pitcher, G C ^b   Lucas, M I ^c   Purdie, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benguela upwelling system; Diatoms; Dinoflagellates; Harmful algal blooms; Nutrient kinetics; Nutrient uptake

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; DOMINANCE; NITRATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SUCCESSION; UPWELLING;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; BENGUELA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALEXANDRIUM CATENELLA; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYSIS ACUMINATA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA;

EID: 65649119266     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07898     Document Type: Article

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