Sedimentary nutrient dynamics in a tropical estuarine mangrove ecosystem

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-66

  Krishna Prasad, M Bala ^a   Ramanathan, A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

grain size; isotopes; mangroves; Pichavaram, India; sediment chemistry

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; AQUACULTURE EFFLUENT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; MANGROVE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC CARBON; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; PICHAVARAM; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 52149108931     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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