Benthic fluxes in a tropical Estuary and their role in the ecosystem

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-398

  Pratihary, Anil K ^a   Naqvi, S W A ^a   Naik, H ^a   Thorat, B R ^a   Narvenkar, G ^a   Manjunatha, B R ^b   Rao, V P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

benthic fluxes; bioturbation; denitrification; Mandovi Estuary; nutrients; primary production

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; DENITRIFICATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GOA; INDIA; MANDOVI ESTUARY; SOUTH ASIA;

ALGAE;

EID: 70350614304     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.08.012     Document Type: Article

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