Dynamic simulation of littoral zone habitats in lower Chesapeake Bay. II. Seagrass habitat primary production and water quality relationships

Estuaries

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 673-689

  Buzzelli, Christopher P ^a,c   Wetzel, Richard L ^a   Meyers, Mark B ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b HydroQual Inc   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MODEL; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WATER EXCHANGE;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0032454990     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1353272     Document Type: Article

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