Major - but rare - spring blooms in 2014 in San Francisco Bay Delta, California, a result of the long-term drought, increased residence time, and altered nutrient loads and forms

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 460, Issue , 2014, Pages 8-18

  Glibert, Patricia M ^a   Dugdale, Richard C ^b   Wilkerson, Frances ^b   Parker, Alexander E ^b,c   Alexander, Jeffrey ^a   Antell, Edmund ^b   Blaser, Sarah ^b   Johnson, Allison ^b   Lee, Jamie ^b   Lee, Tricia ^b   Murasko, Sue ^a,d   Strong, Shannon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MARITIME ACADEMY   (United States)

^d FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial production; Diatom blooms; Food webs; Sewage effluent; Suisun Bay

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; DOMINANCE; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESIDENCE TIME;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902679077     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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