Influence of submarine springs and wastewater on nutrient dynamics of Caribbean seagrass meadows

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 191-199

  Carruthers, T J B ^a   Van Tussenbroek, B I ^b   Dennison, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conceptual diagrams; Eutrophication; Groundwater; Iron; Nitrogen; Nutrient sources; Phosphorus; Seagrass; Sewage; Submarine springs; Thalassia testudinum; 15N

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SEAGRASS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA DECIPIENS; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 21744445412     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.01.015     Document Type: Article

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