Influence of seagrasses on water quality in shallow regions of the lower Chesapeake Bay

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 20, Issue SPEC. ISS. 45, 2004, Pages 162-178

  Moore, Kenneth A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Anoxia; Biomass; Chlorophyll; Dissolved oxygen; Eelgrass; Hypoxia; Inorganic phosphorus; Management; Nitrate; Ruppia maritima; SAV; Submerged aquatic vegetation; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEAGRASS; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HALOPHILA; RUPPIA MARITIMA; SAN ANGELO VIRUS; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 11244254240     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/si45-162.1     Document Type: Article

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