The effect of freshwater inflow on net ecosystem metabolism in Lavaca Bay, Texas

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 231-244

  Russell, Marc J ^a   Montagna, Paul A ^a   Kalke, Richard D ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

ecological indicators; estuarine metabolic rates; freshwater inflow; impairment; indicators; net ecosystem metabolism

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOW REGULATION; HYDROLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

LAVACA BAY; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646867219     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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