Mapping Phytoplankton Community Physiology on a River Impacted Continental Shelf: Testing a Multifaceted Approach

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1220-1233

  Sylvan, Jason B ^a,b   Quigg, Antonietta ^a,c   Tozzi, Sasha ^a,d   Ammerman, James W ^a,e  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Fast repetition rate fluorometer; Louisiana continental shelf; Mississippi River; Phosphorus; Phosphorus limitation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATA SET; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUTROPHICATION; FLUORESCENCE; HETEROGENEITY; MAPPING METHOD; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OXIDATION; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIMESCALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA SHELF; MISSISSIPPI PLUME;

EID: 80053986201     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9415-5     Document Type: Article

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