A review of land-sea coupling by groundwater discharge of nitrogen to New England estuaries: Mechanisms and effects

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 175-191

  Bowen, J L ^a   Kroeger, K D ^a   Tomasky, G ^a   Pabich, W J ^a   Cole, M L ^a   Carmichael, R H ^a   Valiela, I ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WATERSHEDS;

LAND SEA COUPLING; MASS BALANCE; NUTRIENT LOADS; RAPID WATER REMOVAL;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

AMMONIUM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CHEMICAL MASS BALANCE; COASTAL WETLAND; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WATERSHED;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845914572     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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