Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus accumulation in floodplains of Atlantic Coastal Plain rivers, USA

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1178-1190

  Noe, Gregory B ^a   Hupp, Cliff R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Coastal plain; Connectivity; Floodplain; Geomorphology; Land use; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FLOODPLAIN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

DELAWARE; MARYLAND; MATTAPONI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23044439849     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1677     Document Type: Article

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