Changes of nutrient concentrations and N:P:Si ratios and their possible impacts on the Huanghai Sea ecosystem

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 101-112

  Fu, Mingzhu ^a   Wang, Zongling ^a   Pu, Xinming ^a   Xu, Zongjun ^a   Zhu, Mingyuan ^a  

^a FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecosystem response; Huanghai Sea; Long term variation; Nutrient concentration and ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868364987     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13131-012-0224-x     Document Type: Article

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