A changing nutrient regime in the Gulf of Maine

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 820-832

  Townsend, David W ^a   Rebuck, Nathan D ^a   Thomas, Maura A ^a   Karp Boss, Lee ^a   Gettings, Rachel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic melting; Decadal changes; Gulf of Maine; Nutrients; Slope waters

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEEP WATER; HYDROGRAPHY; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEAWATER; SILICATE; WATER EXCHANGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

EID: 77950187484     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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