Composition of inorganic and organic nutrient sources influences phytoplankton community structure in the New River Estuary, North Carolina

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-282

  Altman, Julia C ^a   Paerl, Hans W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuary; Eutrophication; North Carolina; Nutrients; Organic nitrogen; Photopigments; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INORGANIC NITROGEN; INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; PERSISTENCE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; UREA; WATERSHED;

NEW RIVER [NORTH CAROLINA]; NEW RIVER ESTUARY; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84864394728     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-012-9398-8     Document Type: Article

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