Biogeochemical characteristics of the lower Mississippi River, USA, during June 2003

Estuaries

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 664-674

  Dagg, M J ^a   Bianchi, T S ^b   Breed, G A ^a,d   Cai, W J ^c   Duan, S ^b   Liu, H ^a   McKee, B A ^b   Powell, R T ^a   Stewart, C M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; RIVER WATER;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28444479775     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02732905     Document Type: Article

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