Eutrophication in Portuguese estuaries evidenced by δ15N of macrophytes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 351, Issue , 2007, Pages 43-51

  Castro, Paula ^a   Valiela, Ivan ^b   Freitas, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Land derived nitrogen; Mira estuary; Mondego estuary; Rooted macrophytes

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE; MACROPHYTE; NITROGEN; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALTMARSH;

BEJA [PORTUGAL]; COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; MIRA ESTUARY; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

HALIMIONE PORTULACOIDES; SPARTINA MARITIMA; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 38349081046     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07173     Document Type: Article

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