Seasonal variation and flux of dissolved nutrients in the Danshuei Estuary, Taiwan: A hypoxic subtropical mountain river

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 694-704

  Wen, Liang Saw ^a   Jiann, Kuo Tung ^b   Liu, Kon Kee ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asia; estuaries; nitrogen; nutrients; phosphorus; rivers; silicon; subtropical; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AERATION; ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED LOAD; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HEADWATER; MIXING; MOUNTAIN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURVEY; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; DANSHUEI ESTUARY; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 44349125227     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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