Nutrient and organic matter patterns across the Mackenzie River, estuary and shelf during the seasonal recession of sea-ice

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 741-755

  Emmerton, Craig A ^a   Lesack, Lance F W ^a   Vincent, Warwick F ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

133 135 ; 68 71 ; Arctic; Canada; Estuary; Mackenzie estuary; N; Northwest Territories; Nutrients; Organic matter; Particulates; Salinity gradient; W

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLUTION; ESTUARIES; FIRE HAZARDS; ICE; MIXING; NITRATES; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PORPHYRINS; RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SILICATES; STREAM FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

ARCTIC; CANADA; MACKENZIE ESTUARY; N; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATES; SALINITY GRADIENT; W;

NUTRIENTS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC MATTER; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELF DYNAMICS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA; MACKENZIE ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 55649114011     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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