A review of phytoplankton ecology in estuarine and coastal waters around Ireland

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-118

  O'Boyle, Shane ^a   Silke, Joe ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Ireland)

^b MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER FLOW; SHELF BREAK; STABILIZATION; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE; TIDAL CONSTANT; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 71949105911     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbp097     Document Type: Review

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