Development of a nutrient pollution indicator using the seagrass, Zostera marina, along nutrient gradients in three New England estuaries

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-216

  Lee, Kun Seop ^a   Short, Frederick T ^b   Burdick, David M ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eelgrass; Estuary; Eutrophication; Indicator; New England; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Seagrass; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEAGRASS;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HALOPHILA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 1542321031     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2003.09.010     Document Type: Article

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