Reconstructing the development of eutrophication in Louisiana salt marshes

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1 II, 2006, Pages 534-544

  Parsons, Michael L ^a,c   Dortch, Quay ^b,d   Turner, R Eugene ^a   Rabalais, Nancy R ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^d National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT CORE;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHORA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; NAVICULA YARRENSIS;

EID: 32944467160     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.1_part_2.0534     Document Type: Conference Paper

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