Response of three paleo-primary production proxy measures to development of an urban estuary

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 320, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 225-243

  Chmura, G L ^a   Santos, A ^b   Pospelova, V ^a,c   Spasojevic, Z ^a   Lam, R ^a   Latimer, J S ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algal blooms; Benthic algae; Buzzards Bay; Forest clearance; Industrialization; Phytoplankton; Pollution; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; HEAVY METALS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); PIGMENTS; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BIOGENIC SILICA (BSI); PALEOPRODUCTIVITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CARBON; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; PIGMENT; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; ESTUARY; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARY; FOREST; FOSSIL; HYDROGRAPHY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEASUREMENT; NUTRIENT LOADING; PALYNOLOGY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SEWER; SOIL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATERSHED;

ALGAE; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EUTROPHICATION; FORESTRY; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; INDUSTRY; MASSACHUSETTS; METALS, HEAVY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEWAGE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

MASSACHUSETTS; NEW BEDFORD HARBOR; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 1542328134     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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