Total nitrogen inflow and outflow from a large river swamp basin to the Gulf of Mexico

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 531-542

  Xu, Y Jun ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atchafalaya swamp basin; Gulf of Mexico; Hypoxia; Nitrate nitrogen; Nitrite nitrogen; Nutrient enrichment; Organic nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW OF WATER; HYDROLOGY; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; RIVER DIVERSION;

NITROGEN INFLOW; NITROGEN OUTFLOW; RIVER SWAMP BASIN;

RIVERS;

HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYPOXIA; INFLOW; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; OUTFLOW; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER POLLUTION;

ATCHAFALAYA RIVER; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745023374     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.51.3.531     Document Type: Article

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