The impacts of the 2004 hurricanes on hydrology, water quality, and seagrass in the central Indian River Lagoon, Florida

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 954-965

  Steward, Joel S ^a   Virnstein, Robert W ^a   Lasi, Margaret A ^a   Morris, Lori J ^a   Miller, Janice D ^a   Hall, Lauren M ^a   Tweedale, Wendy A ^a  

^a ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HURRICANE CHARLEY 2004; HURRICANE FRANCES 2004; HURRICANE IVAN 2004; HURRICANE JEANNE 2004; HYDROLOGY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; WATER QUALITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; INDIAN RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HALODULE WRIGHTII; RUPPIA MARITIMA;

EID: 36749021554     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02798656     Document Type: Article

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