Patterns in nutrient limitation and chlorophyll a along an anthropogenic eutrophication gradient in French Mediterranean coastal lagoons

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 743-753

  Souchu, Philippe ^a   Bee, Béatrice ^b   Smith, Val H ^c   Laugier, Thierry ^a   Fiandrino, Annie ^a   Benau, Laurent ^a   Orsoni, Valérie ^a   Collos, Yves ^b   Vaquer, André ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL LAGOON; EUTROPHICATION; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON;

FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [FRANCE];

EID: 77950253369     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-018     Document Type: Article

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