Effects of nutrient loading on the carbon balance of coastal wetland sediments

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 3 I, 1999, Pages 699-702

  Morris, James T ^a   Bradley, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON BUDGET; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOIL RESPIRATION;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032937950     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.3.0699     Document Type: Article

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