Export of dissolved and particulate carbon and nitrogen from a mangrove-dominated lagoon, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-202

  Young, Megan ^a   Gonneea, Meagan Eagle ^a   Herrera Silvei, Jorge ^b   Paytan, Adina ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coastal Ecosystems; Groundwater; Inorganic Nitrogen; Organic Carbon; Organic Nitrogen; Outwelling

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GROUNDWATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; INORGANIC NITROGEN; LAGOON; MANGROVE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; ORGANIC CARBON;

CELESTUN LAGOON; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; YUCATAN; YUCATAN PENINSULA;

EID: 33746476322     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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