Effect of artificial reefs (southern Portugal) on sediment-water transport of nutrients: Importance of the hydrodynamic regime

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 451-459

  Falcao M ^a   Santos, M N ^a   Drago, T ^a   Serpa, D ^a   Monteiro, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

artificial reefs; benthic fluxes; hydrodynamic regime; nutrients; particulate material; Portuguese coast

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; BENTHIC FLUX; COASTAL ZONE; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; STORM; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67649580800     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.04.028     Document Type: Article

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