Prehistoric nutrient inputs and productivity in Narragansett Bay

Estuaries

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-261

  Nixon, Scott W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT LOADING; PHOSPHORUS; PREHISTORIC INPUTS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY;

USA, RHODE ISLAND, NARRAGANSETT BAY;

EID: 0030618603     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352341     Document Type: Review

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