Estuarine phytoplankton dynamics and shift of limiting factors: A study in the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Estuary and adjacent area

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 393-401

  Zhu, Zhuo Yi ^a   Ng, Wai Man ^b   Liu, Su Mei ^c   Zhang, Jing ^a   Chen, Jay Chung ^b   Wu, Ying ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Changjiang Estuary; light; limiting factors; nutrients; photosynthetic pigments; surface mixed layer

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EUPHOTIC ZONE; LIGHT EFFECT; LIMITING FACTOR; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MIXED LAYER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 68949163762     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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