Nitrogen loading from coastal watersheds to receiving estuaries: New method and application

Ecological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 358-380

  Valiela, I ^a   Collins, G ^b   Kremer, J ^c   Lajtha, K ^d   Geist, M ^e   Seely, B ^a   Brawley, J ^f   Sham, C H ^g  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^g Cadmus Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Land Margin Ecosystems Research (LMER); Nitrogen loading; Nitrogen losses; Waquoit Bay; Wastewater; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COASTAL; ESTUARY; FERTILIZER; GROUNDWATER; NITROGEN LOADING; WASTEWATER; WATERSHED;

USA, MASSACHUSETTS, WAQUOIT BAY;

EID: 0030613655     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1997)007[0358:NLFCWT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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