Long-term ecological interactions between nutrient and phytoplankton community in the Changjiang estuary

Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 887-898

  Jiang, Tao ^a,b   Yu, Zhiming ^a   Song, Xiuxian ^a   Cao, Xihua ^a   Yuan, Yongquan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Changjiang estuary; eutrophication; nutrients; phytoplankton community

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 79955519072     PISSN: 02544059     EISSN: 19935005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-010-9059-5     Document Type: Article

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