Effects of climatic variability on phytoplankton community structure and bloom development in the eutrophic, microtidal, New River Estuary, North Carolina, USA

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 70-82

  Hall, Nathan S ^a   Paerl, Hans W ^a   Peierls, Benjamin L ^a   Whipple, Anthony C ^a   Rossignol, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Community composition; Estuary; Eutrophication; Flushing time; Phytoplankton bloom

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESUSPENSION; RIVER FLOW; SALINITY; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

NEW RIVER ESTUARY; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; PHYTOMASTIGOPHOREA; RAPHIDOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84873727542     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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