Intra- and inter-annual variability in the different forms of diffuse nitrogen and phosphorus delivered to seven sub-tropical east Australian estuaries

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 137-148

  Eyre, Bradley D ^a   Pont, David ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffuse loading; Exports; Sub tropical; Variability

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0042709437     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00337-2     Document Type: Article

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