Exponential collapse of benthic depurative capacity in a eutrophic tropical marine ecosystem: A threshold response to organic nitrogen loading

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 14-15, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 341-355

  Mosquera, Alba I ^a   Corredor, Jorge E ^a   Morell, Julio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; La Parguera; Microbial transformation; Particulate organic matter; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008611544     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757549808037613     Document Type: Article

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