The effect of a tidal cycle on the dynamics of nutrients in a tidal estuary in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-76

  Montani, Shigeru ^a   Magni, Paolo ^a   Shimamoto, Megumi ^a   Abe, Nao ^a   Okutani, Koichi ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Macrobenthos; Nutrient export; Nutrient regeneration; River input; Salt intrusion; Seto Inland Sea; Tidal estuary

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ESTUARY; INTRUSION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; TIDAL CYCLES;

JAPAN, SETO INLAND SEA;

EID: 0031845581     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02744382     Document Type: Article

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