Sediment pool and plant content as indicators of nitrogen regimes in Portuguese estuaries

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 380, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Castro, Paula ^a   Valiela, Ivan ^b   Freitas, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Eutrophication; Indicators; Macrophytes; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; EUTROPHICATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIVER SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

HALIMIONE PORTULACOIDES; SPARTINA MARITIMA; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 70349964448     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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