Episodic nutrient transport to Florida coral reefs

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1394-1407

  Leichter, James J ^a   Stewart, Hannah L ^b   Miller, Steven L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; EPISODIC EVENT; NUTRIENT; UPWELLING;

CONCH REEF; FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; CODIUM ISTHMOCLADUM;

EID: 0042573718     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.4.1394     Document Type: Article

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