Comparative evidence that salt marshes and mangroves may protect seagrass meadows from land-derived nitrogen loads

Ecosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 92-102

  Valiela, Ivan ^a   Cole, Marci L ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal habitats; Mangroves; Nitrogen; Nutrient interception; Salt marshes; Seagrass; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; MANGROVE; NITROGEN; SALTMARSH; SEAGRASS MEADOW; URBANIZATION;

HALOPHILA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0036460076     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-001-0058-4     Document Type: Article

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