Impact of a flood event on benthic and pelagic coupling in a sub-tropical east Australian estuary (Brunswick)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 111-122

  Eyre, Bradley D ^a   Ferguson, Angus J P ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic and pelagic coupling; Benthic metabolism; Benthic nutrient fluxes; Denitrification; Flood; Tropical

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; DENITRIFICATION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FLOOD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE;

EID: 28844495604     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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