Primary production dynamics in a pristine groundwater influenced coastal lagoon of the Yucatan Peninsula

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 971-986

  Medina Gómez, Israel ^a   Herrera Silveira, Jorge A ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Groundwater discharges; Nutrient dynamics; Phytoplankton; Primary production; Seagrasses; Water residence time

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; FRESHWATER INPUT; GROUNDWATER; NITRATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; SILICATE; SINKHOLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DZILAM LAGOON; GULF OF MEXICO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; YUCATAN; YUCATAN PENINSULA;

HALODULE WRIGHTII; HALOPHILA; RUPPIA MARITIMA;

EID: 33646692277     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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