Recent trends towards oligotrophication of the northern adriatic: Evidence from chlorophyll a time series

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 362-375

  Mozetič, Patricija ^a   Solidoro, Cosimo ^b   Cossarini, Gianpiero ^b   Socal, Giorgio ^c   Precali, Robert ^d   Francé, Janja ^a   Bianchi, Franco ^c   De Vittor, Cinzia ^b   Smodlaka, Nenad ^d   Fonda Umani, Serena ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^d RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Northern Adriatic; Phytoplankton; Time series; Trends

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; SEAWIFS; TIME SERIES; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 77952243814     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9191-7     Document Type: Article

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