A sediment chronology of the eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay

Estuaries

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 488-499

  Cornwell, Jeffrey C ^a   Conley, Daniel J ^a   Owens, Michael ^a   Stevenson, J Court ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ESTUARIES; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SILICA;

USA, CHESAPEAKE BAY;

EID: 0029846713     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352465     Document Type: Article

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