Phytoplankton assemblage changes during decadal decreases in nitrogen loadings to the urbanized Long Island Sound estuary, USA

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 497, Issue , 2014, Pages 51-67

  Suter, Elizabeth A ^a   Lwiza, Kamazima M M ^a   Rose, Julie M ^b   Gobler, Christopher ^a   Taylor, Gordon T ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Hypoxia; Nitrogen limitation; Nutrient ratio; Nutrients; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893749251     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10602     Document Type: Article

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