Picophytoplankton: A major contributor to planktonic biomass and primary production in a eutrophic, river-dominated estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-54

  Gaulke, Alicia K ^a   Wetz, Michael S ^b   Paerl, Hans W ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b Texas A and M University Corpus Christi   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuary; Eutrophication; Neuse River Estuary; North Carolina; Phytoplankton; Picoplankton; Primary production; Residence time; USA

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GROWTH RATE; INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESIDENCE TIME; RIVER WATER; SALINITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

NEUSE ESTUARY; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957323762     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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