Nutrient uptake in experimental estuarine ecosystems: Scaling and partitioning rates

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 200, Issue , 2000, Pages 103-116

  Chen, Chung Chi ^a,b   Petersen, John E ^a,c   Kemp, W Michael ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING   (Taiwan)

^c OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuary; Experimental ecosystem; Mesocosm; Nutrient uptake; Partitioning rates; Periphyton; Plankton; Primary production; Scaling; Wall artifacts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347967897     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps200103     Document Type: Article

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