Primary production and nutrients in a tropical macrotidal estuary, Darwin Harbour, Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 440-448

  Burford, M A ^a   Alongi, D M ^b   McKinnon, A D ^b   Trott, L A ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

mangrove productivity; nutrient fluxes; primary productivity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AUTOTROPHY; BIOASSAY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MANGROVE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN AREA; WATER COLUMN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DARWIN HARBOUR; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 49049094607     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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