Export of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended solids from a southern New England watershed to Little Narragansett Bay

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 567-593

  Fulweiler, Robinson W ^a   Nixon, Scott W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Little Narragansett Bay; Nitrogen; Pawcatuck river; Phosphorus; River export; River fluxes; TSS; Watershed nutrients

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHOSPHORUS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

NARRAGANSETT BAY; NORTH AMERICA; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28444492678     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-005-0444-7     Document Type: Article

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