Isotopic indicators of environmental change in a subtropical wetland

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 825-836

  Chang, Cecily C Y ^a   McCormick, Paul V ^b   Newman, Susan ^b   Elliott, Emily M ^c  

^a South Florida Water Management District ^*  (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrology; Macrophytes; Metaphyton; Soil; Stable isotopes; Water quality; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); ISOTOPES; LAKES; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

AIR WATERS; CHEMICAL GRADIENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS; FLORIDA EVERGLADES; HYDROPERIODS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; MACROPHYTE; MACROPHYTES; METAPHYTON; MINERAL LOADINGS; ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL CHEMISTRIES; SOIL NUTRIENTS; SOIL WATERS; STABLE ISOTOPES; URBAN DRAINAGES; WATER CHEMISTRIES; WATER DEPTHS; WETLAND HYDROLOGIES; WILDLIFE REFUGES;

PHASE INTERFACES;

BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MACROPHYTE; MICROORGANISM; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NUTRIENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATER DEPTH; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TYPHA;

EID: 60849092527     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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