Temporal and spatial distribution of hypoxic/seasonal anoxic zone in Amvrakikos Gulf, Western Greece

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-128

  Kountoura, K ^a   Zacharias, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amvrakikos; Anoxia; Greece; Hypoxia; Oxygen depletion

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EUTROPHICATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYPOXIA; MARINE POLLUTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER COLUMN;

AMVRAKIKOS GULF; IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 80051781725     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.05.014     Document Type: Article

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