Variability in chlorophyll and phytoplankton composition in an estuarine system

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 525, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 113-124

  Gameiro, C ^a   Cartaxana, P ^a   Cabrita, M T ^a   Brotas, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

chlorophyll; light; nitrogen; phytoplankton; Tagus estuary; water residence time

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN (DIN); PHYTOPLANKTONS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

BIODIVERSITY; ESTUARIES; HYDROLOGY; NITRATES; RIVERS; SEWAGE;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL A; INORGANIC NITROGEN; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS ESTUARY; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA;

EID: 6944244532     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000038858.29164.31     Document Type: Article

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