Dissolved inorganic nutrient fluxes from two seasonal rivers into Gazi Bay, Kenya

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-195

  Ohowa, B O ^a   Mwashote, B M ^a   Shimbira, W S ^a  

^a KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Fluxes; Ken ya coast; Nutrients; Plankton; Productivity; Riverine; Salinity; Season

Indexed keywords

BAY; BAYS; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC MATTER; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER WATER CHEMISTRY; SURFACE WATER QUALITY;

GAZI BAY; KENYA;

ANTHOZOA; HALOPHILA;

EID: 0031214979     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0187     Document Type: Article

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