Assessing uncertainty in estimates of nitrogen loading to estuaries for research, planning, and risk assessment

Environmental Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 635-645

  Collins, Glynnis ^a   Kremer, James N ^b   Valiela, Ivan ^c  

^a S Francisco Bay Conserv Devmt C   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Management; Nitrogen loading; Risk assessment; Uncertainty; Watershed

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ESTUARY; NITROGEN; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT; PLANNING; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034025121     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002670010050     Document Type: Article

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