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Citation: Harvey, H.W. 1928 Nitrate in the sea. II. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 15: 183-190


Number of Pages: 8

Volume Part: 1

Keywords: Chemistry, Currents, Ecology, England, Flora, Marine, Marine Inlet, Monitoring, Oceanography, Plankton, Pollution, Water column, Water quality

Abstract: This paper describes levels of nitrate, phosphate and salinity in water samples from the Plymouth area, and nitrate levels from the Celtic Sea, in 1926. Nutrient availability and circulation are examined in relation to phytoplankton production. Inputs of nitrate from land drainage sources are also assessed.