Nitrogen loading from watersheds to estuaries: Verification of the Waquoit Bay Nitrogen Loading Model

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 277-293

  Valiela, Ivan ^a   Geist, Margaret ^b   McClelland, James ^a   Tomasky, Gabrielle ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^b Waquoit Bay Natl Estuarine Res R   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric nitrogen deposition; Fertilizers; Land Margin Ecosystems Research; Nitrogen loading; Waquoit Bay; Wastewater; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ESTUARY; FERTILIZER; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NITROGEN; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING;

ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; MODELING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; WATERSHED;

EID: 0034054904     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006345024374     Document Type: Article

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