Multiscalarity of the nutrient-chlorophyll relationship in coastal phytoplankton

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 440-447

  Li, William K W ^a   Lewis, Marlon R ^b   Harrison, W Glen ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Eutrophication; Macroecology; Multiscale patterns; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; MACROECOLOGY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; STOICHIOMETRY;

BEDFORD BASIN; CANADA; HALIFAX HARBOR; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 77952242790     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9119-7     Document Type: Article

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