The filtering capacity of selected Eastern Cape estuaries, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 483-490

  Scharler, U M ^a,b   Baird, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Filtering capacity of estuaries; Nitrate; Nitrite; Nutrient loading; Phosphate; South africa

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CATCHMENTS; FLOW OF WATER; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; WATER FILTRATION;

FILTERING CAPACITIES OF ESTUARIES; NITRITES; NUTRIENT LOADINGS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ESTUARIES;

ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; FILTER; NITRATE; RIVER DISCHARGE;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 26444460163     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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