The effects of anthropogenic nutrient enrichment on turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) in Sarasota Bay, Florida

Estuaries

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 448-456

  Tomasko, David A ^a,d   Dawes, Clinton J ^b   Hall, Margaret O ^c  

^a Sarasota Bay Natl Estuary Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Southwest Florida Water Management District   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEAGRASS MEADOWS; TURTLEGRASS; WATER QUALITY;

USA, FLORIDA, SARASOTA BAY;

HYDROCHARITACEAE; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 0029669765     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352462     Document Type: Article

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