Denitrification in coastal Louisiana: A spatial assessment and research needs

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 157-172

  Rivera Monroy, Victor H ^a   Lenaker, Peter ^a   Twilley, Robert R ^a   Delaune, Ronald D ^a   Lindau, Charles W ^a   Nuttle, William ^b   Habib, Emad ^c   Fulweiler, Robinson W ^a   Castañeda Moya, Edward ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Eco Hydrology   (Canada)

^c University of Louisiana at Lafayette   (United States)

Author keywords

Barataria Bay; Breton Sound; Denitrification; Hypoxia; Louisiana; Mississippi River; Wetland Restoration

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; DENITRIFICATION; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; HYPOXIA; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; SHELF DYNAMICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WETLAND;

BARATARIA BAY; BRETON SOUND; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI BASIN; MISSOURI BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949773551     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2009.12.004     Document Type: Review

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