Tidal time-scale variation of inorganic nutrients and organic matter in Bahía Blanca mesotidal estuary, Argentina

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 453-465

  Marcovecchio, Jorge ^a,b,c   Spetter, Carla ^a,d   Botté, Sandra ^a,d   Delucchi, Federico ^a,d   Arias, Andrés ^a,d   Severini, Fernández Melisa ^a   Negrin, Vanesa ^a   Popovich, Cecilia ^d   Freije, R Hugo ^d  

^a INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Argentina)

^b Universidad FASTA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Inorganic nutrients; Mesotidal estuary; Organic matter; Tidal cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIDAL CYCLE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER COLUMN;

ARGENTINA; BAHIA BLANCA ESTUARY; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA];

EID: 77649098140     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540903325138     Document Type: Article

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