Dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a and nutrients: Seasonal cycles in waters of the gulf of Aquaba, red sea

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 139-150

  Ismail Badran, Mohammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Mixing stratification; Oligotrophic; Primary productivity; Thermocline

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011124359     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980127711     Document Type: Article

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