Role of benthic fluxes of nutrients on eutrophication of Eastern Harbour of Alexandria, Egypt

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 6, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 390-396

  El Rayis, O A ^a   El Sabrouti, M A ^a   Abdel Moneim, M A ^b   Faragallah, H M ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Benthic flux; Eastern Harbour; Nutrients, eutrophication

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030838382     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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