Benthic biological effects of seasonal hypoxia in a eutrophic estuary predate rapid coastal development

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 415-422

  Bishop, Melanie J ^a   Powers, Sean P ^b   Porter, Hugh J ^a   Peterson, Charles H ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal development; eutrophication; hypoxia; Macoma spp.; Neuse River estuary

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BENTHOS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIVALVE; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYPOXIA; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; STRATIFICATION; WATER COLUMN;

NEUSE ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; MACOMA;

EID: 33750009361     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.06.031     Document Type: Article

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