Phytoplankton patterns in massachusetts bay-1992-2007

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 448-470

  Hunt, Carlton D ^a   Borkman, David G ^b   Libby, P Scott ^a   Lacouture, Richard ^c   Turner, Jefferson T ^d   Mickelson, Michael J ^e  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c Estuarine Research Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^e Massachusetts Water Resources Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

Boston Harbor; Ceratium; Chlorophyll; Massachusetts Bay; NAO; Outfall; Phaeocystis; Phytoplankton; Phytoplankton time series; Temporal and spatial trends; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC MATTER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

CERATIUM; PHAEOCYSTIS;

EID: 77952239034     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9125-9     Document Type: Article

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