Human development is linked to multiple water body impairments along the California coast

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 860-870

  Handler, Nicholas B ^a   Paytan, Adina ^a   Higgins, Christopher P ^b   Luthy, Richard G ^b   Boehm, Alexandria B ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BACTERIUM; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL WATER; LAND COVER; NUTRIENT; SALINITY; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33751093824     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02786537     Document Type: Article

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