Nutrient cycling and plant dynamics in estuaries: A brief review

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 237-248

  Flindt, Mogens R ^a   Pardal, Miguel Ângelo ^b   Lillebø, Ana Isabel ^b   Martins, Irene ^b   Marques, João Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Eutrophication; Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANT;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033165570     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(99)00142-3     Document Type: Article

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