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On the distribution of major nutrients and phytoplankton in the Tamar estuary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

J. P. Mommaerts
J. P. Mommaerts
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Botanique Systématique et d'Ecologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles Holding a U.N.E.S.C.O. Fellowship at the Plymouth Laboratory.
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Extract

The estuary of the Tamar has been surveyed from March to September 1968. Salinity distributions and variations have been measured with the object of providing a preliminary picture of the general circulation. Tidal flows appear to have most effect on water movement in the estuary.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 49 , Issue 3 , August 1969 , pp. 749 - 765
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1969

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