Seasonal changes in phytoplankton on the north-eastern shelf of Kangaroo Island (South Australia) in 2012 and 2013

Oceanologia

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 251-262

  Balzano, Sergio ^a   Ellis, Amanda V ^a   Le Lan, Charlotte ^a   Leterme, Sophie C ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Oligotrophic conditions; Penneshaw desalination plant; Phytoplankton; Picoplankton

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DESALINATION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTE FACILITY; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; KANGAROO ISLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 84937521787     PISSN: 00783234     EISSN: 23007370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceano.2015.04.003     Document Type: Article

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