Applicability of LOICZ catchment-coast continuum in a major Caribbean basin: The Magdalena River, Colombia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 214-229

  Restrepo, Juan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EAFIT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Caribbean Sea; corals; Magdalena River; seagrasses; sediment load; water discharge

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BENCHMARKING; CORAL REEF; DRAINAGE BASIN; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; MARINE POLLUTION; REGIONAL PLANNING; RESEARCH WORK; SEAGRASS; URBANIZATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; COLOMBIA; MAGDALENA RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 39749094467     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.014     Document Type: Article

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