Nitrogen loads to estuaries: Using loading models to assess the effectiveness of management options to restore estuarine water quality

Estuaries

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 482-500

  Bowen, Jennifer L ^a   Valiela, Ivan ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; LAND USE; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; WATER QUALITY;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WAQUOIT BAY;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 3042764650     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803540     Document Type: Article

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