Sediment nutrient accumulation and nutrient availability in two tidal freshwater marshes along the Mattaponi River, Virginia, USA

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-206

  Morse, Jennifer L ^a   Megonigal, J Patrick ^b   Walbridge, Mark R ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus; Sediment; Tidal freshwater marsh

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEPOSITION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MARSH; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS;

MATTAPONI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 3042728009     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOG.0000031077.28527.a2     Document Type: Article

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