Anthropogenic influences on estuarine sedimentation and ecology: Examples from the varved sediments of the Pettaquamscutt River Estuary, Rhode Island

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 297-314

  Hubeny, J Bradford ^a,b   King, John W ^b   Cantwell, Mark ^b,c  

^a SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Land use change; Natural background conditions; Pettaquamscutt River Estuary; Varve

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; LAND USE CHANGE; RECONSTRUCTION; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VARVE; WATER COLUMN;

NORTH AMERICA; PETTAQUAMSCUTT ESTUARY; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

CHLOROBI;

EID: 58549109604     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-008-9226-2     Document Type: Article

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