Short-lived dissolved nitrate pulses in a shallow Western Australian coastal lagoon

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1068-1080

  Lourey, M J ^a   Kirkman, H ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b 5A Garden Grove ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Macroalgae; Nitrogen; Reef; Seasonal; Storms; Waves

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COASTAL LAGOON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORAL REEF; DATA SET; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMINERALIZATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WAVE ACTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MARMION LAGOON; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 71049162150     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08298     Document Type: Article

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