Nitrogen uptake of phytoplankton assemblages under contrasting upwelling and downwelling conditions: The Ría de Vigo, NW Iberia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 124, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Seeyave, Sophie ^a   Probyn, Trevor ^b   Álvarez Salgado, Xosé Antón ^c   Figueiras, Francisco G ^c   Purdie, Duncan A ^a   Barton, Eric D ^c   Lucas, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Harmful algal blooms; New production; Phytoplankton ecology; Regenerated production R a de Vigo Spain; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIVALVE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; TOXICITY; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; PONTEVEDRA [GALICIA]; RIA DE VIGO; RIAS BAJAS; SPAIN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 84876809744     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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