Influence of salt-wedge intrusion on ecological processes at lower trophic levels in the Yura Estuary, Japan

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 139, Issue , 2014, Pages 67-77

  Watanabe, Kenta ^a   Kasai, Akihide ^a   Antonio, Emily S ^a,c   Suzuki, Kentaro ^b   Ueno, Masahiro ^a   Yamashita, Yoh ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IDEA CONSULTANTS INC   (Japan)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Algal bloom; Japan; Kyoto; Nutrient cycles; Phytoplankton; Salt wedge estuaries; Yura Estuary; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RESIDENCE TIME; SALT WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; KYOTO; YURA ESTUARY;

EID: 84893425559     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.12.018     Document Type: Article

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