The effects of riverine discharge on temperature, salinity, suspended sediment and chlorophyll a in a Mississippi delta estuary measured using a flow-through system

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 145-154

  Lane, Robert R ^a   Day Jr , John W ^a   Marx, Brian D ^a   Reyes, Enrique ^b   Hyfield, Emily ^c   Day, Jason N ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Post Buckley Schuh and Jernigan Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

flow through; river diversion; water quality; wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; ESTUARY; FLUORESCENCE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY;

BRETON SOUND; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250810706     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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