Crassostrea virginica shells record local variation in wastewater inputs to a coastal estuary

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-84

  Kovacs, Carolyn J ^a   Daskin, Joshua H ^b,c   Patterson, Heather ^a   Carmichael, Ruth H ^a  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Bivalve; Nitrogen; Oyster; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 77950366256     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00228     Document Type: Article

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