Microalgal productivity in an estuarine lake during a drought cycle: The St. Lucia Estuary, South Africa

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  van der Molen, Johan S ^a   Perissinotto, Renzo ^b  

^a CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Microalgal biomass; Phytobenthos; Phytoplankton; Primary production; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; CORRELATION; DROUGHT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER INPUT; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; IRRADIANCE; LAKE; MICROALGA; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOBENTHOS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALINITY; SHALLOW WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SAINT LUCIA ESTUARY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79952068729     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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