The distribution of nutrients, dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll a in the upper Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, a tropical estuary

in the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, nutrient rich equatorial subsurface water (ESW) is upwelled in much of the lower gulf. These offshore waters are often regarded as the major source of nutrients to the gulf. However, for most of the year, the ESW has little influence on the n...

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Main Authors: Jaime Palter, Sandra León Coto, Daniel Ballestero
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2007
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2cee9e2caaf2414b9f6d0b5e49cf6a0f