Modelling phytoplankton succession and nutrient transfer along the Scheldt estuary (Belgium, The Netherlands)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-105

  Gypens, N ^a   Delhez, E ^b   Vanhoutte Brunier, A ^a,c   Burton, S ^b   Thieu, V ^d,e   Passy, P ^d   Liu, Y ^a,f   Callens, J ^d   Rousseau, V ^a   Lancelot, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^f YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Coupled river marine model; Nutrient export; Phytoplankton succession; Scheldt estuary

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELS; MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON; NUTRIENT EXPORT; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON DISTRIBUTIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS; SCHELDT ESTUARY; STATISTICAL COMPARISONS;

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTUARIES; FORESTRY; MARINE BIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; TURBIDITY; WATER;

NUTRIENTS;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; GRAZING PRESSURE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY; SUCCESSION;

BELGIUM; NETHERLANDS; WESTERSCHELDE;

ALGAE;

EID: 84889066827     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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