Effect of stream channel size on the delivery of nitrogen to the Gulf of Mexico

Nature

Volumn 403, Issue 6771, 2000, Pages 758-761

  Alexander, Richard B ^a   Smith, Richard A ^a   Schwarz, Gregory E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0034677534     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35001562     Document Type: Article

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