Rhythmic ammonium regeneration and flushing in intertidal sediments of the Sado estuary

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 823-831

  Rocha, Carlos ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; FLUSHING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEDIMENT; TIDAL CYCLE;

PORTUGAL; SADO ESTUARY;

EID: 0031696366     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.5.0823     Document Type: Article

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