Effects of stormwater nutrient discharges on eutrophication processes in nearshore waters of the Florida Keys

Estuaries

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 422-435

  Lapointe, Brian E ^a   Matzie, William R ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER QUALITY; COASTAL WATERS; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT DISCHARGE; STORMWATER DISCHARGE;

USA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA KEYS;

EID: 0029669764     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352460     Document Type: Article

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