Nutrient controls on ecosystem dynamics: The Chesapeake mesohaline community

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 159-172

  Ulanowicz, Robert E ^a   Baird, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carbon; Chesapeake mesohaline community; Ecosystem; Nitrogen; Phosphorous

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033041143     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)90017-3     Document Type: Article

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