Phytoplankton composition in Dutch coastal waters responds to changes in riverine nutrient loads

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-62

  Prins, T C ^a   Desmit, X ^a,b   Baretta Bekker, J G ^c  

^a DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c BarettaBekker Mariene Ecologie ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chaetoceros socialis; Eutrophication; North Sea; Phaeocystis globosa; Phytoplankton Blooms; Silica

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL ZONE; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER INPUT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SHELF SEA; SILICA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NETHERLANDS; NORTH SEA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHAETOCEROS SOCIALIS; PHAEOCYSTIS GLOBOSA;

EID: 84864120833     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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