Geochemistry of Florida Bay sediments: Nutrient history at five sites in eastern and central Florida Bay

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1055-1071

  Orem, William H ^a   Holmes, Charles W ^a   Kendall, Carol ^b   Lerch, Harry E ^a   Bates, Ann L ^a   Silva, Steven R ^b   Boylan, Anne ^a   Corum, Margo ^a   Marot, Marci ^a   Hedgman, Cheryl ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Ecosystem history; Everglades National Park; Nitrogen isotopes; Organic carbon in sediments; The Everglades; Total nitrogen in sediments; Total phosphorus in sediments

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; UNITED STATES;

BAY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

FLORIDA; FLORIDA BAY; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; HALOPHILA;

EID: 0032739184     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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