Modelling and mass balance assessments of nutrient retention in a seasonally-flowing estuary (Swan River Estuary, Western Australia)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 282-292

  Robson, Barbara J ^a,b   Bukaveckas, Paul A ^c   Hamilton, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

denitrification; modelling; nitrogen budget; nitrogen cycle; phosphorus cycle; Swan River; Swan Canning Estuary

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; MASS BALANCE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SWAN ESTUARY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 36849074825     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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