Atmospheric deposition in the Eastern Mediterranean. A driving force for ecosystem dynamics

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 109-110, Issue , 2013, Pages 78-93

  Christodoulaki, S ^a,b   Petihakis, G ^b   Kanakidou, M ^a   Mihalopoulos, N ^a   Tsiaras, K ^b   Triantafyllou, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Eastern Mediterranean; Marine productivity; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC INPUTS; DRIVING FORCES; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE PRODUCTIVITY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MODEL CONFIGURATION; ONE-DIMENSION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION RATES; REMINERALIZATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER COLUMNS;

BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEMS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRODUCTIVITY; SEAWATER;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMINERALIZATION; SEWAGE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84869879031     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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