Controls on water acidification and de-oxygenation in an estuarine waterway, eastern Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-63

  Lin, C ^a,b   Wood, M ^c   Haskins, P ^d   Ryffel, T ^a   Lin, J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Richmond River County Council   (Australia)

^d NSW 2450 ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

acid sulfate soil; dissolved oxygen; estuary; organic matter decomposition; sulfide

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DRAINAGE; ESTUARY; PH; SULFIDE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 4444364579     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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