Seasonal distribution of chlorophyll on mudflats in New South Wales, Australia measured by field spectrometry and PAM fluorometry

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-118

  Murphy, R J ^a   Tolhurst, T J ^a   Chapman, M G ^a   Underwood, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; benthos; chlorophylls; ecology; field spectrometry; fluorometry; New South Wales; remote sensing; seasonal variation; Sydney

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; MICROALGA; MUDFLAT; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ALGAE;

EID: 67651008227     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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