Linking nitrogen in estuarine producers to land-derived sources

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 577-585

  McClelland, James W ^a   Valiela, Ivan ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITROGEN; UNITED STATES;

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES; WAQUAIT BAY;

GADUS MORHUA; SPARTINA;

EID: 0031853855     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.4.0577     Document Type: Article

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