Temporal and spatial variability of phytoplankton photosynthetic characteristics in a southern European estuary (Douro, Portugal)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 412, Issue , 2010, Pages 29-44

  Azevedo, Isabel C ^a,b   Duarte, Pedro ^b,c   Bordalo, Adriano A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Douro estuary; P E parameters; Phytoplankton; Primary production; River discharge; Seasonal and diel variability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DIEL VARIATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIDAL CYCLE; TIMESCALE;

DOURO ESTUARY; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

EID: 77955952774     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08669     Document Type: Article

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