The impact of the Changjiang River plume extension on the nanoflagellate community in the East China Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-30

  Tsai, An Yi ^a,b   Gong, Gwo Ching ^b   Sanders, Robert W ^a   Wang, Ciou Jyu ^b   Chiang, Kuo Ping ^b  

^a Temple University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Changjiang River plume; Nanoflagellate; Pigmented nanoflagellates

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLAGELLATE; FRESHWATER INPUT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PIGMENT; RIVER PLUME; SALINITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YANGTZE RIVER; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 77954659207     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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