Changes in the yield of microphytobenthic chlorophyll from nutrients: Considering denitrification

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 19, Issue , 2012, Pages 226-230

  Brito, Ana C ^a   Newton, Alice ^b,c   Tett, Paul ^d   Fernandes, Teresa F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Denitrification; Eutrophication; Microcosm; Microphytobenthos; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL PIGMENTS; COASTAL LAGOONS; DENITRIFICATION RATE; KEY PARAMETERS; MICROCOSM; MICROCOSM EXPERIMENTS; MICROPHYTOBENTHOS; MUDDY SEDIMENTS; NITROGEN FLUXES; NUTRIENT CONSUMPTION; NUTRIENT FLUXES; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

DENITRIFICATION; ESTIMATION; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL LAGOON; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DENITRIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION; MICROALGA; MICROCOSM; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHYTOBENTHOS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84858753327     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.07.026     Document Type: Article

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