Long-term trends in phytoplankton composition in the western and central Baltic Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-159

  Wasmund, Norbert ^a   Tuimala, Jarno ^b   Suikkanen, Sanna ^c   Vandepitte, Leen ^d   Kraberg, Alexandra ^e  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d FLANDERS MARINE INSTITUTE VLIZ   (Belgium)

^e ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Baltic Sea (10 E 54 N) (21 E 58 N); Diatoms; Dinoflagellates; Long term changes; Phytoplankton; Trend breaks

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC FACTORS; DIATOMS; DINOFLAGELLATES; LONG-TERM CHANGES; TREND BREAKS;

ALGAE CONTROL; BIOMASS; BLOOMS (METAL); CHLOROPHYLL; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NITROGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; GERMANY; MECKLENBURG BIGHT;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 79955524403     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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