Salt marsh ecosystem biogeochemical responses to nutrient enrichment: A paired N tracer study

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2535-2546

  Drake, D C ^a,b,e   Peterson, Bruce J ^a   Galván, Kari A ^c   Deegan, Linda A ^a   Charles, Hopkinson ^a,e   Johnson, J Michael ^a   Jakobsen, K K ^a   Lemay, Lynsey E ^d   Christian, Picard ^a  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Eutrophication; New england,USA; Nitrogen processing efficiency; Salt marsh; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; FRESH WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SEA WATER;

AMMONIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MACROPHYTE; MASS BALANCE; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SALTMARSH; TIDAL CYCLE; TRACER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; METABOLISM; TSUNAMI; WATER FLOW; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; FERTILIZERS; FRESH WATER; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SEAWATER; TIDAL WAVES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WETLANDS;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69449106922     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1051.1     Document Type: Article

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