Macroalgae blooms and δ15N in subtropical coastal lagoons from the Southeastern Gulf of California: Discrimination among agricultural, shrimp farm and sewage effluents

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1144-1151

  Piñón Gimate, Alejandra ^a   Soto Jiménez, Martín F ^a   Ochoa Izaguirre, María Julia ^b   García Pagés, Eynar ^a   Páez Osuna, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SINALOA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Macroalgae blooms; Nitrogen content; Nitrogen sources; 15N

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BLOOMS (METAL); EFFLUENTS; SEWAGE; SHELLFISH; SURFACE WATERS;

COASTAL LAGOONS; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MACRO-ALGAE; NITROGEN CONTENT; NITROGEN SOURCES; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SEWAGE EFFLUENTS; WATER COLUMNS;

SEWAGE LAGOONS;

NITROGEN;

ALGAL BLOOM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL LAGOON; EFFLUENT; ENRICHMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MACROALGA; MARINE POLLUTION; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POULTRY; SHRIMP CULTURE; WATER COLUMN;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ALGAL BLOOM; ALGAL GROWTH; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRACILARIA VERMICULOPHYLLA; HYPNEA SPINELLA; LIVESTOCK; MACROALGA; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SHRIMP; SPYRIDIA FILAMENTOSA; UNITED STATES;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRACILARIA VERMICULOPHYLLA; HYPNEA SPINELLA; SPYRIDIA FILAMENTOSA;

EID: 67651122923     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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