Seasonal and year-on-year variability in chlorophyll a and microphytoplankton assemblages for 9 years (2001-2009) in the neritic area of Sagami Bay, Japan

Plankton and Benthos Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 158-174

  Ara, Koichi ^a   Fukuyama, Satoshi ^a   Tashiro, Mitsuteru ^a   Hiromi, Juro ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Microphytoplankton; Nutrient limitation; Physicochemical properties; Sagami bay

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC MATTER; MICROPLANKTON; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POPULATION DENSITY; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; SILICON; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; SAGAMI BAY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CERATIUM FUSUS; CHAETOCEROS; COSCINODISCUS; DINOPHYCEAE; EUCAMPIA ZODIACUS; NITSCHIA; SKELETONEMA;

EID: 84855786874     PISSN: 18808247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3800/pbr.6.158     Document Type: Article

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