The response of a freshwater wetland to long-term 'low level' nutrient loads - Marsh efficiency

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-33

  Moustafa, M Z ^a   Chimney, M J ^a   Fontaine, T D ^a   Shih, G ^a   Davis, S ^a  

^a EVERGLADES DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Mass balance; Nutrient removal; Nutrient retention; Settling rate; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHOSPHORUS; WETLAND;

USA, FLORIDA, KISSIMMEE RIVER, BONEY MARSH;

EID: 0030222754     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-8574(95)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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