Isotopic and elemental indicators of nutrient sources and status of coastal habitats in the Caribbean Sea, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 449-457

  Mutchler, Troy ^a   Dunton, Kenneth H ^b   Townsend Small, Amy ^c   Fredriksen, Stein ^d   Rasser, Michael K ^b  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

15N; coral reefs; eutrophication; Mexico; nutrients; seagrass; wastewater; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL PROTECTION; CORAL REEF; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MACROPHYTE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; WASTEWATER;

CARIBBEAN COAST [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; YUCATAN PENINSULA;

ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOPHORA;

EID: 34547589281     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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