The use of monitoring data for identifying factors influencing phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the eutrophic Taw Estuary, SW England

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1007-1015

  Maier, Gerald ^a   Glegg, Gillian A ^a   Tappin, Alan D ^a   Worsfold, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Data mining; Eutrophication; Nitrate; Taw Estuary; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ALGAL GROWTH; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT AGENCY; ESTUARINE WATERS; FRESHWATER INPUTS; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; ORGANIC NUTRIENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOM; RAPID ASSESSMENT; RESIDENCE TIME; RIVER TAW; SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAW ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMMONIA; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; EUTROPHICATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MINING; PORPHYRINS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ESTUARIES;

AMMONIA; CHLOROPHYLL; FRESH WATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; AMMONIA; BIOMONITORING; DATA MINING; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; NITRATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALGAL BLOOM; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIC NUTRIENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHLOROPHYLL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS;

DEVON; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; TAW RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE;

EID: 67649438837     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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