Changes in food web structure under the influence of increased anthropogenic nitrogen inputs to estuaries

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 168, Issue , 1998, Pages 259-271

  McClelland, James W ^a   Valiela, I ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal watersheds; Estuaries; Food webs; Nitrogen loading; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL WATER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

MASSACHUSETTS; USA; WAQUOIT BAY;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0032500009     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps168259     Document Type: Article

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