Biogeochemical nutrient cycling in the upper Great Ouse Estuary, Norfolk, U.K.

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 543-555

  Sanders, R ^a   Klein, C ^b   Jickells, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Dow Corning SA Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

algal blooms; estuaries; Great Ouse; nutrients; remineralization

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; ESTUARIES; ESTUARY; NITRATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMINERALIZATION; SILICATE;

UK, ENGLAND, NORFOLK, GREAT OUSE ESTUARY;

EID: 0030887005     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0170     Document Type: Article

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