The fate of nitrogen and phosphorus at the land-sea margin of the North Atlantic Ocean

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 141-180

  Nixon, S W ^a   Ammerman, J W ^b   Atkinson, L P ^c   Berounsky, V M ^a   Billen, G ^d   Boicourt, W C ^e   Boynton, W R ^e   Church, T M ^f   Ditoro, D M ^g   Elmgren, R ^h   Garber, J H ⁱ   Giblin, A E ^j   Jahnke, R A ^k   Owens, N J P ^l   Pilson, M E Q ^a   Seitzinger, S P ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^g MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^h STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^j MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^k SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^l NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^m RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

continential shelf; estuaries; mass balance; nitrogen; North Atlantic; nutrient budget; phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; ESTUARIES; ESTUARY; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT FLUX; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030301983     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02179826     Document Type: Article

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