The pattern and influence of low dissolved oxygen in the Patuxent River, a seasonally hypoxic estuary

Estuaries

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 280-297

  Breitburg, Denise L ^a   Adamack, Aaron ^b   Rose, Kenneth A ^b   Kolesar, Sarah E ^a   Decker, Mary Beth ^a,c,e   Purcell, Jennifer E ^c,f   Keister, Julie E ^d   Cowan Jr , James H ^b  

^a Estuarine Research Center   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; FOOD WEB; HYPOXIA; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT;

MARYLAND; PATUXENT ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

ANCHOA; ANCHOA MITCHILLI; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PISCES;

EID: 0038383600     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02695967     Document Type: Article

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