Plankton dynamics due to rainfall, eutrophication, dilution, grazing and assimilation in an urbanized coastal lagoon

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-107

  Rissik, David ^a   Shon, Edward Ho ^a   Newell, Brooke ^a   Baird, Mark E ^a   Suthers, Iain M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

coastal lakes; dilution; phytoplankton; rainfall; stable isotopes; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL LAGOON; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EUTROPHICATION; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; PLANKTON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STABLE ISOTOPE; URBANIZATION; WATER COLUMN;

ACARTIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; OITHONA;

EID: 67650747050     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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