Ecological consequences of ground water discharge to Delaware Bay, United States

Ground Water

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 959-970

  Miller, Douglas C ^a   Ullman, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BEACHFACE; BENTHIC BIOMASS; BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BENTHIC HABITATS; DELAWARE BAY; DELAWARES; ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; LOW SALINITY; MICROALGAL GROWTH; NUTRIENT FLUXES; PORE WATERS; SEDIMENT STABILITY; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; THERMAL INFRARED IMAGING; TROPHIC LINKAGES;

GROUNDWATER; NUTRIENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

ECOLOGY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; MARENZELLERIA VIRIDIS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 33744914695     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2004.tb02635.x     Document Type: Article

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