Natural cycles and transfer of mercury through Pacific coastal marsh vegetation dominated by Spartina foliosa and Salicornia virginica

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1072-1088

  Best, Elly P H ^a   Hintelmann, Holger ^b   Dimock, Brian ^b   Bednar, Anthony J ^a  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estuarine; Mercury; Monomethylmercury; Salicornia; Salt marsh; Spartina

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FOOD WEB; LEACHING; MASS BALANCE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT COMMUNITY; SALTMARSH; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VEGETATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN PABLO BAY; UNITED STATES;

SALICORNIA; SALICORNIA VIRGINICA; SPARTINA; SPARTINA FOLIOSA;

EID: 55649094442     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9086-z     Document Type: Article

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