A synthesis of long-term research by the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 569, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 531-544

  Childers, Daniel L ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Estuary; Everglades; LTER; Oligohaline; Oligotrophic; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GROUNDWATER; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

AQUATIC FOOD WEBS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER (DOM); EVERGLADES; LTER; OLIGOHALINE; OLIGOTROPHIC; SYNTHESIS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ECOTONE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS; RESEARCH WORK; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EVERGLADES; EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; NORTH AMERICA; SHARK RIVER SLOUGH; UNITED STATES;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 33746750828     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0154-8     Document Type: Article

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