Coupling of estuarine benthic and pelagic food webs to land-derived nitrogen sources in Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts, USA

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 307, Issue , 2006, Pages 37-48

  Martinetto, Paulina ^a,b   Teichberg, Mirta ^b   Valiela, Ivan ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic coupling; Estuaries; Eutrophication; Food webs; Land estuary coupling; Pelagic coupling; Waguoit Bay

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD WEB; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WAQUOIT BAY;

PISCES;

EID: 33644550349     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps307037     Document Type: Article

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