Nutrient Biogeochemistry in an Upwelling-Influenced Estuary of the Pacific Northwest (Tillamook Bay, Oregon, USA)

Estuaries

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1205-1219

  Colbert, Debbie ^a   McManus, James ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; FLUSHING; RIVER DISCHARGE; UPWELLING;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; TILLAMOOK BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346336783     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803625     Document Type: Article

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