Eutrophication in shallow coastal bays and lagoons: The role of plants in the coastal filter

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 348, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-18

  McGlathery, Karen J ^a   Sundbäck, Kristina ^b   Anderson, Iris C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal bay; Eutrophication; Lagoon; Macroalgae; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Phytoplankton; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BAY; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; COASTAL LAGOON; DOMINANCE; EUTROPHICATION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; MACROALGA; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36549060936     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07132     Document Type: Review

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