Using δ15N values in algal tissue to map locations and potential sources of anthropogenic nutrient inputs on the island of Maui, Hawai'i, USA

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 655-671

  Dailer, Meghan L ^a   Knox, Robin S ^a,c   Smith, Jennifer E ^b   Napier, Michael ^d   Smith, Celia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Water Quality Consulting Inc   (United States)

^d Maui GeoSciences   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Algal blooms; Biological Nitrogen Removal; Clean Water Act; Coral reefs; Injection wells; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOMS; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; CLEAN WATER ACT; CORAL REEF; CORAL REEFS; INJECTION WELLS;

BLOOMS (METAL); DEWATERING; EFFLUENTS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; REEFS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER INJECTION; WELLS;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

NITROGEN; NITROGEN 15; FERTILIZER;

ALGAL BLOOM; COASTAL WATER; CORAL REEF; EFFLUENT; FERTILIZER; MACROALGA; MARINE POLLUTION; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; WASTEWATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUKARYOTE; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUI; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; HYPNEA MUSCIFORMIS; ULVA FASCIATA;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUKARYOTA; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; GEOGRAPHY; HAWAII; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77952957272     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.12.021     Document Type: Article

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